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Each title in the "Social Issues" series answers a need for information on many areas of social medicine and counselling. It provides statistics, data, incidence and qualified opinion from many expert individuals and practitioners for comparative study and reference. Chronic depression is now recognized as a crippling mental disorder than can pervade, and sometimes destroy, lives. The encyclopaedia is a complete reference to all aspects of the subject: psychological, biological and social. It comprises more than 500 entries in an A-Z format, encompassing everything currently known about depressive illness. Contents include the history of the disease, current research into its medical and psychological treatment, the epidemiology of the disease and the role of mental-health professionals and government programmes in the treatment of depression. The encyclopaedia also features information on a wide variety of myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease.
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The Encyclopedia of Depression
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Facts on File, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0816019363
ISBN 13: 9780816019366
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The Encyclopedia of Depression
Published by
Facts on File Publications, 1991
ISBN 10: 0816019363
ISBN 13: 9780816019366
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1991 Hard Cover., Fact of File Publications. 263 pages. X-Library No Pocket. Minimal stickers or marks. No Reader marks, clean pgs, binding tight. Black boards with title in gilt on spine. DJ very good in protective cover. Some 800 alphabetical entries explain important terms, conditions and remedies, as well as advances made in sleep research and disorder treatments. Coverage includes introductory essays, sleep disorders, over-the-counter and "home" remedies and detailed case histories. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 000720