Depression: Questions You Have - Answers You Need - Softcover

Salmans, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1882606140 ISBN 13: 9781882606146

Publisher: People's Medical Society, 1998

Synopsis

The health series that cuts through the medical jargon and gets straight to the facts that sufferers need to know.

· What is depression?
· Who is most at risk from depression?
· What are the options for treatment?
· How do anti-depressant medications work?

This vital guide clearly answers hundreds of commonly asked questions about depression to help a sufferer take practical steps towards recovery.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Depression can bring feelings from apathy and a lack of interest in life to total despair – yet it need not be permanent or incapacitating. New drugs, better psychotherapy and more enlightened social attitudes help reduce the horror of this distressing illness.

This vital guide cuts through the medical jargon and clearly answers hundreds of commonly asked questions about depression.

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What are the physical and psychological causes?
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Who is the most at risk?
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What treatments are available and how safe are they?
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What are the dangers of low blood pressure?
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How do antidepressant medications work?
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How can psychotherapy help?

ALL THE FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO TAKE PRACTICAL STEPS TOWARDS RECOVERY

Sandra Salmans is a respected health writer. Dr Robert Youngson is the well-established author of an extensive range of health guides including 'Royal Society of Medicine Encyclopaedia of Family Health.'

About the Author:

Sandra Salmans is a respected health journalist.

Edited by Dr Robert Youngson, the successful author of numerous health books including the Royal Society of Medicine Encyclopedia of Family Health (Bloomsbury 1995).

About this edition

• Publisher: People's Medical Society
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1882606140
• ISBN 13: 9781882606146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190