This Is Depression
Page Two Books, Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-989025-56-7 (ISBN)
A widely respected authority on the diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, psychiatrist Dr. Diane McIntosh provides all the information you need to understand and combat this serious and isolating disorder. Written in an accessible format with compassion and humor, Dr. McIntosh takes an evidence-based approach as she outlines the causes, impact, and treatment of depression and along the way provides encouragement that it can be overcome.
This Is Depression reveals:
· how life experience, genetics, and hormones factor into depression, and explores the common overlap between depression and other mental and physical illnesses
· how all areas of life can be impacted by depression—home, school, work, and relationships
· how to communicate about mental illness, whether with your doctor or your boss, a rude friend or nosy co-worker, or loved ones
· critical information about every available depression treatment — and those that are on the horizon—describing how antidepressants work, which treatments are worth taking, and which are useless... or even dangerous
· when to consider psychotherapy, brain-stimulation treatments, mindfulness meditation, and exercise and what to expect from a therapeutic relationship
· essential tools to support you in your recovery or your loved one on their journey.
Depression can be a lonely, debilitating illness, but sufferers are not alone, and there is always a path forward. This book is the first step on that path.
Dr. Diane McIntosh graduated from Dalhousie University, where she completed an undergraduate degree in pharmacy before completing medical school and residency training in psychiatry. She is a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia and has a community psychiatry practice, with a particular interest in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders and ADHD. She is extensively involved in continuing medical education programs to colleagues nationally and internationally, including her own educational program, PsychedUp. She is the co-founder of SwitchRx, the online psychiatric medication switching tool. Most recently, she co-founded wedomatter.org, which advocates for more compassionate care for psychiatric patients and their families.
Introduction: Depression affects everyone
Chapter 1: What is depression
Chapter 2: What causes depression?
Chapter 3: How do early life experiences impact mental health later in life?
Chapter 4: Is depression a brain disorder?
Chapter 5: Does depression co-occur with other illnesses?
Chapter 6: Are there sex differences when it comes to depression?
Chapter 7: If I am depressed, where can I find help?
Chapter 8: How do I talk about depression?
Chapter 9: What are the treatment options for depression?
Chapter 10: What are antidepressants and how do they work?
Chapter 11: What are the common antidepressant side effects?
Chapter 12: What is treatment-resistant depression?
Chapter 13: What are non-medication treatments for depression?
Chapter 14: What are some myths about depression?
Chapter 15: How is depression different in special populations?
Chapter 16: What is the connection between depression and suicide?
Conclusion: The Gifts We Give Ourselves
16 Essential Steps on the Path to Recovery
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Appendix: Canada-Wide Resources for Mental Illness Support and Treatment
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.02.2019 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | BC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 227 mm |
| Gewicht | 631 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-989025-56-0 / 1989025560 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-989025-56-7 / 9781989025567 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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