Handbook of Depression

Edited by Ian H. Gotlib, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, and Constance L. Hammen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gotlib, Hammen, Introduction. Part I: Descriptive Aspects of Depression. Kessler, Wang, Epidemiology of Depression. Boland, Keller, Course and Outcome of Depression. A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, Friedman, Lee, Assessment of Depression. Ingram, Siegle, Methodological Issues in the Study of Depression. Klein, Durbin, Shankman, Personality and Mood Disorders. Freedland, Carney, Depression and Medical Illness. Johnson, Cuellar, Miller, Bipolar and Unipolar Depression: A Comparison of Clinical Phenomenology, Biological Vulnerability, and Psychosocial Predictors. Part II: Vulnerability, Risk, and Models of Depression. Levinson, Genetics of Major Depression. Thase, Neurobiological Aspects of Depression. Davidson, Pizzagalli, Nitschke, Representation and Regulation of Emotion in Depression: Perspectives from Affective Neuroscience. Goodman, Brand, Depression and Early Adverse Experiences. Hammen, Children of Depressed Parents. Joormann, Cognitive Aspects of Depression. Joiner, Jr., Timmons, Depression in its Interpersonal Context. Monroe, Slavich, Georgiades, The Social Environment and Life Stress in Depression. Part III: Depression in Specific Populations. Chentsova-Dutton, Tsai, Understanding Depression across Cultures. Nolen-Hoeksema, Hilt, Gender Differences in Depression. Garber, Gallerani, Frankel, Depression in Children. Rudolph, Adolescent Depression. Davila, Stroud, Starr, Depression in Couples and Families. Blazer, Hybels, Depression in Later Life: Epidemiology, Assessment, Impact, and Treatment. Berman, Depression and Suicide. Part IV: Prevention and Treatment of Depression. Muñoz, Le, Clarke, Barrera, Torres, Preventing First Onset and Recurrence of Major Depressive Episodes. Gitlin, Pharmacotherapy and Other Somatic Treatments for Depression. Hollon, Dimidjian, Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment of Depression. Miklowitz, Pharmacotherapy and Psychosocial Treatments for Bipolar Disorder. Beach, Jones, Franklin, Marital, Family, and Interpersonal Therapies for Depression in Adults. Kaslow, Davis, Oyeshiku Smith, Biological and Psychosocial Interventions for Depression in Children and Adolescents. Hammen, Gotlib, Closing Comments and Future Directions.