Depression and Physical Illness

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Paperback | 26 October 2006

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Depression and physical illness are intimately related. Depressed mood is thought to contribute to the development and progression of some illnesses, while physical illness can in turn increase the risk of depression. This book provides a critical overview of the evidence linking depression with several major health conditions, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, disability, chronic fatigue and obesity. It also explores the biological and behavioural processes underlying the association, discussing the role of neuroendocrine, immunological and inflammatory pathways, and the relationship between depression and health behaviours such as smoking, physical activity and adherence to medical advice. It combines a thorough analysis of the clinical, biological and epidemiological data with guidance to health professionals and patients on how to manage depression in people suffering from physical illness, pointing the way to an integrated approach to health care.

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'I recommend this book highly to all mental healthcare professionals ... I would recommend this book to other medical specialists- on checking the contents of the latest editions of several prominent textbooks of medicine, I could find no reference to the role of depression despite the overwhelming evidence presented in Depression and Physical Illness.' British Journal of Psychiatry

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Non-Fiction Psychology Physiological & Neuro-Psychology, Biopsychology Abnormal Psychology Medicine Other Branches of Medicine Psychiatry Medicine in General Health Systems & Services Mental Health Services

List of contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction to depression and its determinants
Depression in the medically ill	p. 3
Psychosocial factors, depression and illness	p. 19
Depression and specific health problems
Depression and the development of coronary heart disease	p. 53
Depression and prognosis in cardiac patients	p. 87
The management of depression in patients with coronary heart disease	p. 109
Depression and physical disability	p. 125
Chronk pain and depression: twin burdens of adaptation	p. 145
The interrelationship of depression and diabetes	p. 165
Depression and chronic fatigue	p. 195
Cancer and depression	p. 211
Depression and obesity	p. 238
Biological and behavioural processes
Inflammation, sickness behaviour and depression	p. 265
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: cortisol, DHEA and mental and behavioural function	p. 280
Depression and immunity: biological and behavioural mechanisms	p. 299
Smoking and depression	p. 321
Depression and physical activity	p. 348
Depression and adherence to medical advice	p. 369
Conclusions
Integrating clinical with biobehavioural studies of depression and physical illness	p. 397
Index	p. 409
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