Handbook of Depression

Part 1 Defining the boundaries of depression: epidemiology of depression, Kaelber et al; the diagnostic classification of depression, Beckham et al; the assessment of severity and symptom patterns in depression, Katz et al; depression and its boundaries with selected axis I disorders, Maser et al; the relationship of depression to disorders of personality, Millon and Kotik-Harper; comorbidity of depression and other medical conditions, Stevens et al. Part 2 Biological processes and treatments: genetic research in bipolar illness, Sevy et al; biological processes in depression - an updated review and integration, Thase and Howland; pharmacotherapy and somatic therapies, Fava and Rosenbaum; medical diagnostic procedures for depression - an update from a decade of promise, Kravitz and Newman. Part 3 Psychological therapies and combined treatments: cognitive theory and therapy, Sacco and Beck; behavioural theory and treatment of depression, Lewinsohn and Gotlib; interpersonal psychotherapy, Markowitz and Weissman; long-term analytic treatment of depression, Bemporad; couple and family therapy for depression, Prince and Jacobson; psychotherapy integration - implications for the treatment of depression, Safran and Inck; comparing and combining short-term psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for depression, Jarrett. Part 4 Specific populations: depression in children and adolescents, Speier et al; depression in later life - epidemiology, assessment, aetiology and treatment, Thompson et al; epidemiology, assessment and management of suicide in depressed patients, Clark; women and depression - a comprehensive analysis, Brems. Part 5 Psychological and social contexts: life context, coping processes and depression, Cronkite and Moos; appendix A - instruments for assessing depression in adults, Nordgren; Appendix B - instruments for assessing depression in children, Willis.