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Melancholia : The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness - No Information Available

Melancholia

The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness

By: No Information Available

Hardcover | 1 June 2006

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This book provides a comprehensive review of melancholia as a severe disorder of mood, associated with suicide, psychosis, and catatonia. The syndrome is defined with a clear diagnosis, prognosis, and range of management strategies, differentiated from other similar psychiatric, neurological, and general medical conditions. It challenges accepted doctrines in the classification and biology of the mood disorders and defines melancholia as a treatable mental illness. Described for millennia in medical texts and used as a term in literature and poetry, melancholia was included within early versions of the major diagnostic classificatory systems, but lost favour in later editions. This book updates the arguments for the diagnosis, describes its characteristics in detail, and promotes treatment and prevention. The book offers great hope to those with a disorder too often mis-diagnosed and often fatal. It should be read by all those responsible for the management of patients with mood disorders.
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'It is an exceptionally well researched and heavily referenced (50 pages) book and provides a sound source for further reading. ... They give clear clinical advice on the management of melancholia and helping those that suffer from it. ...If you are already a convert to the melancholia idea then this book will reinforce your view.' Psychological Medicine '... I recommend the book without reservation.' Psychiatric Services 'In the preface of Melancholia, the authors assert that one objective of the book is to 'Challenge accepted doctrines' regarding the classification and treatment of depressive illness. To this end, they don't disappoint, approaching this goal with a vigour that emanates from every section.' Psychiatric Services

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