[Very Short Introductions 504] • Depression by Tacchi, Mary Jane -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Preface List of illustrations 1 A very short history of melancholia

From black bile to the Stoic philosophers The Middle Ages From the age of enlightenment to the birth of modern psychiatry

2 The modern era: Diagnosis and classification of depression

3 Who is at risk of depression?

Epidemiology Geography Culture and ethnicity Socio-economics Chronology Gender Marital status Depression across the lifespan Childhood Adolescence Depression in women of child-bearing age Depression in men Suicide

4 Models of depression

Biological models: monoamine and neuro-endocrine hypotheses Psychological models: Beck’s cognitive model Social models: Brown and Harris’s studies of depression in women Biopsychosocial models Family research Genetic vulnerability Environmental effects

5 The evolution of treatments

Sedative treatments Physical treatments: from shock therapies to vagal nerve stimulation Medications: antidepressants and lithium Psychotherapies: from Freudian theory to contemporary practice Current treatment approaches

6 Current controversies, future directions

Is depression over-diagnosed? Do antidepressants work? Are all psychological therapies equally effective for depression? Complementary and alternative therapies Future developments in medications Mood disorders and circadian rhythms Depression and the immune system Future research in psychotherapy and the links to neuroscience

7 Depression in modern society

Measuring the global burden of disease The economics of depression: depression in the workplace Economic cost Mental health and wealth: the concept of mental capital Stigma and depression Depression and creativity

References and further reading Index