Research Catalog

Title

Depression, the mood disease / Francis Mark Mondimore.

Author

Mondimore, Francis Mark, 1953-

Publication

Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

xii, 205 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore, author of the best-selling book Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, here explains depression - its causes and symptoms, and its treatment. He discusses depression in all age groups and in both sexes, as well as bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorders, and depression that accompanies illness. This edition encompasses more than a decade of new research, advances in pharmacology, and changes in public perception.

Series Statement

A Johns Hopkins Press health book

Uniform Title

Johns Hopkins Press health book.

Subject

• Depression, Mental > Popular works
• Depressive Disorder
• Depression, Mental
• Depression (Psychology)

Genre/Form

• Popular Work
• Popular works
• Popular works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.

Contents

pt. I. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment -- 1. Mood -- Mood : what is it? -- The chemistry of mood -- An early breakthrough in brain science -- Mood disorders -- What is the biology of depression? -- 2. Depression -- The symptoms of major depression -- "Normal" depression? -- The classification of depression -- 3. Treatment -- Medications -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- Other brain stimulation techniques -- Complicated depression -- Tests for mood disorders -- 4. Bipolar disorder -- What is bipolar disorder? -- The hypomanic syndrome -- Another duality -- "Mood swings" and cyclothymia -- Is there a spectrum of mood disorders? -- The chemistry of bipolar disorder -- The treatment of bipolar disorder -- Length of treatment in bipolar disorders -- Treating "soft" bipolar disorders -- pt. II. Variations, causes, and connections -- 5. Variations of the mood disorders -- Major depression in the elderly -- Mood disorders in children and adolescents -- Mood disorders in women -- Depression and stroke -- Depression and pain -- Seasonal affective disorder -- Schizoaffective disorder -- Panic attacks and mood disorders -- 6. Causal factors and associations -- The heredity of mood disorders -- Alcohol and drug abuse and mood disorders -- Medical causes of mood disorders -- Sleep and depression -- pt. III. Getting better -- 7. Advice for patients with mood disorders and their families -- Who can help? : the mental health professionals -- Living with a mood disorder -- Community support and national organizations -- The family -- How to help with depression -- 8. Summing up and looking ahead.

ISBN

• 0801884500
• 9780801884504
• 0801884519
• 9780801884511

LCCN

• 2006005264
• 9780801884511

OCLC

• ocm64230080
• 64230080
• SCSB-9794757

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library