TY - BOOK AU - Strakowski,Stephen AU - Nelson,Erik TI - Major Depressive Disorder T2 - Oxford American Psychiatry Library SN - 9780190264321 U1 - 616.852706 KW - Depression, Mental -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Depressive disorder -- Handbooks KW - Medicine KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Major Depressive Disorder -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Making a Diagnosis of Depression -- 3. Epidemiology of Depressive Disorders -- 4. Illness Comorbidity and Co-occurrence with Depressive Disorders -- 5. Neurophysiology of Depressive Disorders -- 6. Genetics of Depression -- 7. Psychopharmacology and Other Biological Therapies in the Management of Depression -- 8. Psychotherapy and Related Techniques -- 9. A Programmatic Approach to Treatment -- 10. Managing Special Populations -- Appendix:��Example Mood Chart -- Index N2 - Major depressive disorder is a serious psychiatric illness affecting approximately 15% of the population. It is also the leading cause of morbidity in the industrial world. Because it is so widespread, people suffering from depression seek help from a wide variety of clinicians, including: family doctors, pediatricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other therapists. In this OAPL pocket volume, Drs. Stephen Strakowski and Erik Nelson provide practitioners with practical and succinct descriptions of this illness and its management for clinicians without significant experience treating depressive disorders UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=2084453 ER -