Dealing with Depression

A Common Sense Guide to Mood Disorders

By: Gordon Parker

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Paperback | 1 July 2004 | Edition Number 2

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A revised edition of this bestselling user-friendly guide for sufferers of depression and those who care for them.

'This unique book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on depression, focuses on a way of thinking about the complexity and diversity of the mood disorders that is both easy to understand and rings' true. Well-written and thought provoking, it is essential reading for all whose lives are affected by depression.' - Michael Thase, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

'Everyone with an interest in depression care should read this unique, sensible and innovative approach developed for many years of experience working with depressed people. It is essential reading for sufferers, their carers and professionals.' - Professor Andre Tylee, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Most of us get 'the blues' at some point in our lives, and some people find that they just can't shake them. How can you tell when you or someone you know is suffering from depression that needs clinical treatment? How can you find the best treatment for your depression?

Dealing with Depression is a brief, user-friendly guide to depression and mood disorders for sufferers, their families, and health professionals who care for them. Professor Parker explains that contrary to popular belief, there are many different types of depression, each benefiting from differing treatments.

Since it was first published, Dealing with Depression has been widely used by both general readers and health professionals. This second edition contains new information on bipolar disorders and the influence of personality styles on non-melancholic disorders. It has been updated throughout to reflect recent research.

About the Author

Gordon Parker AO is a leading international expert on depression and mood disorders. He is Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute (incorporating the former Mood Disorders Unit) at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.

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Gordon Parker has style. The second edition of Dealing with Depressionprovides an outstandingly accessible account of how he sees the theory and practice of treating depression. While it is clearly written originally for the non-professional, the story is told from the cutting edge of research and treatment. It exemplifies the modern unifying approach to psychiatry a synthesis of reliable knowledge and clinical judgment. It is a book both to read and to recommend to one's patients and their families. Guy Goodwin, Professor of Psychiatry, Oxford University

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Non-Fiction Psychology Abnormal Psychology Family & Health Popular Medicine & Health Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Coping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health Topics Coping with / Advice about Illness & Specific Health Conditions Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
List of Tables and Figures	p. xii
Acronyms	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xiv
What is Depression?	p. 1
Depression, a Common Experience	p. 6
Classification of Depression	p. 13
Clinical Depression	p. 17
Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders	p. 24
General Features of Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: the Experience	p. 30
Postnatal Mood Disorders	p. 40
Grief: the Experience	p. 44
Stress and Depressive Subtypes	p. 48
Personality Styles and Non-Melancholic Depression	p. 57
Four Vignettes	p. 70
The Biology of Depression	p. 74
Professional Assessment	p. 83
Drug Treatments	p. 88
Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation	p. 103
Cognitive Therapies	p. 107
Interpersonal Therapy	p. 118
Psychotherapies and Counselling	p. 122
Anger Management	p. 126
Matching the Treatment to the Depression	p. 131
Living with Someone with Depression	p. 140
Appendix: Mood Disorders, the Artistic Temperament and Worldly Success	p. 145
Glossary	p. 146
Resources	p. 157
References	p. 168
Index	p. 171
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