| Description |
196 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
The experience of depression-past and present -- Defining and diagnosing depression -- Mania -- Other cultures -- Who gets depressed and why? -- Suicide -- Emotion, evolution and malignant sadness -- Psychological explanations -- Biological explanations and the brain -- Antidepressants and physical treatments -- Psychotherapy -- What works? -- An excursion to the east -- The future |
| Summary |
After recovering from a depressive episode, Wolpert became aware of the stigma attached to depression and of how difficult it was to get reliable information. Linked to a BBC2 series, this work looks at what science and psychiatry - and the author's own experience - can reveal about depression |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental.
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Depression, Mental -- Popular works.
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Depressive Disorder.
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Depressive Disorder.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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Popular works
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Personal Narrative.
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| ISBN |
057119172X |
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