Mental Depression : Forms, Causes and Treatment.

Intro -- MENTAL DEPRESSION:FORMS, CAUSES AND TREATMENT -- MENTAL DEPRESSION: FORMS, CAUSES AND TREATMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DEPRESSION* -- WHAT IS DEPRESSION? -- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEPRESSION? -- WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION? -- WHAT ILLNESSES OFTEN CO-EXISTWITH DEPRESSION? -- WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION? -- How Do Women Experience Depression? -- How Do Men Experience Depression? -- How Do Older Adults Experience Depression? -- How Do Children and Adolescents Experience Depression? -- HOW IS DEPRESSION DETECTEDAND TREATED? -- Medication -- What Are the Side Effects of Antidepressants? -- FDA Warning on Antidepressants -- What About St. John's Wort? -- Psychotherapy -- Electroconvulsive Therapy -- What Efforts Are Underwayto Improve Treatment? -- HOW CAN I HELP A FRIEND ORRELATIVE WHO IS DEPRESSED? -- HOW CAN I HELP MYSELF IF I AM DEPRESSED? -- WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP? -- REFERENCES -- DEPRESSION: DON'T LET THEBLUES HANG AROUND* -- WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION? -- WHAT TO LOOK FOR -- GETTING HELP -- TREATING DEPRESSION -- HELP FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS -- PREVENTING DEPRESSION -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- DEPRESSION:WHEN THE BLUESDON'T GO AWAY* -- CAN A PERSON HAVE DEPRESSION ANDANOTHER ILLNESS AT THE SAME TIME? -- WHEN DOES DEPRESSION START? -- Psychotherapy -- Medications -- Other Therapies -- FDA Warning on Antidepressants -- HOW CAN I FIND TREATMENTAND WHO PAYS? -- WHY DO PEOPLE GET DEPRESSION? -- WHAT IF I OR SOMEONE I KNOW IS ON CRISIS? -- Personal Story -- MEN AND DEPRESSION* -- TYPES OF DEPRESSION -- SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND MANIA -- CO-OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSIONWITH OTHER ILLNESSES -- CAUSES OF DEPRESSION -- MEN AND DEPRESSION -- DEPRESSION IN OLDER MEN -- DEPRESSION IN BOYS AND ADOLESCENT MALES -- SUICIDE -- DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT -- MEDICATIONS -- Side Effects -- Psychotherapies -- Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Herbal Therapy -- HOW TO HELP YOURSELF IF YOU ARE DEPRESSED -- HOW FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN HELP -- WHERE TO GET HELP -- CONCLUSION -- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION -- REFERENCES -- WOMEN AND DEPRESSION* -- WHAT IS DEPRESSION? -- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEPRESSION? -- WHAT ARE THE BASIC SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION? -- WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION IN WOMEN? -- Genetics -- Chemicals and Hormones -- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -- Postpartum Depression -- Menopause -- WHAT ILLNESSES OFTEN COEXISTWITH DEPRESSION IN WOMEN? -- HOW DOES DEPRESSION AFFECT ADOLESCENT GIRLS? -- How does Depression Affect Older Women? -- HOW IS DEPRESSION DIAGNOSED AND TREATED? -- Medication -- Is It Safe to Take Antidepressant Medication During Pregnancy? -- Is It Safe to Take Antidepressant Medication while Breastfeeding? -- What Are the Side Effects of Antidepressants? -- FDA Warning on Antidepressants -- What About St. John's Wort? -- Psychotherapy -- Electroconvulsive Therapy -- WHAT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO IMPROVETREATMENT? -- HOW CAN I HELP A FRIEND OR RELATIVEWHO IS DEPRESSED? -- HOW CAN I HELP MYSELF IF I AM DEPRESSED? -- WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP? -- WHAT IF I OR SOMEONE I KNOW IS IN CRISIS? -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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