Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope

by Kenneth B. Wells, Maga Jackson-Triche, Katherine Minnium, Kenneth b. Wells

Overview

Offers new hope to the more than 17 million Americans who suffer from depression

Written by nationally recognized experts in the field, Beating Depression arms sufferers and their families with the knowledge and tools they need to recognize depression and make informed choices about its treatment and management. The authors explore the latest findings on the causes of depression and the treatments currently available, including medications and psychotherapeutic approaches. Readers get checklists, quizzes, and other powerful self-assessment tools to help determine if they are actually suffering from depression and to what clinical degree. And they get expert guidance on how to find help and work with physicians and mental health professionals to develop a treatment plan and to cope with problems that can arise during treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071376273
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/29/2002
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Maga E. Jackson-Triche, M.D., M.P.H., is on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine. She is also a member of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center. Dr. Jackson-Triche and her coauthors participated in a landmark depression treatment study funded by the prestigious RAND Institute.

Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center, and a senior scientist at RAND.

Katherine Minnium is a research manager and public relations director for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center.

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
	Letter to the Reader	xiii
Chapter 1	Just the "Blues," Or Something More Serious?	1
Chapter 2	What is Depression and What Causes it?	17
Chapter 3	I Think I'm Clinically Depressed. What are My Options?	49
Chapter 4	Getting the Best Care	73
Chapter 5	Ten Things I Can do to Help Myself	95
Chapter 6	Coping With Special Issues	109
Chapter 7	Living With Depression	125
Chapter 8	Putting it All Together: Staying Well	143
	Endnotes	157
	References	161
	Glossary	173
	Depression Resources	177
	Appendix
	Depression Toolkit	183
	Index	197