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The Encyclopedia of Depression
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, October 22nd 2009 under: Book review Tags: Books, Depression
The Encyclopedia of Depression.
Roberta Roesch.
263 pp.
Facts on File, New York. 1991.
ISBN 0-8160-1936-3
Those who work in mental health areas know the vast scope of multidisciplinary information and resource material on depression. The Encyclopedia of Depression is quite remarkable, encompassing entries ranging from Dostoevski to Prozac and food to funerals. The book is very accessible and will appeal to interested individuals in the world's oldest professions and youngest interest groups. For people ... Read More
Ask the Doctor: Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, October 10th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Books, Depression, Mental health
Ask the Doctor: Depression
Vincent Friedewald
Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City. 1998. 114 pp. Illust.
ISBN 0-8362-2711-5
Overall rating: Very good
Strengths: Complete, well written, organized, comfortable style
Weaknesses: Requires high school education level to read
Audience: Patients and families
This book was written to provide just enough information about the common and important condition of depression to a sophisticated lay audience. It achieves that goal in a comfortable, readable format at reasonable cost.
The information provided is much ... Read More
Handbook of Depression
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, October 6th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Antidepressant, Books, Depression, Medications, Prozac, Suicide
Handbook of Depression. Second Edition
EE Beckham, WR Leber, editors
New York: Guilford Press; 1995. 628 p
This multiauthor book is edited by E Edward Beckham, PhD, and William R Leber, PhD, both associate professors in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma University. Its 628 pages contain 5 sections and 2 appendices: 1) Defining the Boundaries of Depression (epidemiology, diagnostic classification, assessment of severity and symptom patterns, and relations to ... Read More
Review book: Natural Prozac
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, September 30th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Books, Depression, Medications
Natural Prozac: Learning to Release Your Body's Own Anti-Depressants.
Joel C. Robertson and Tom Monte.
215 pp.
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York; HarperCollins Canada Ltd., Toronto. 1997.
ISBN 0-06-251353-2
Strengths: Clearly written and easy to understand.
Weaknesses: Downplays the role of medication in the treatment of depression, which may lead patients to delay seeking medical help or to discontinue treatment prematurely; some of the program plans are not substantiated.
Audience: Patients with mild symptoms of depression or ... Read More
Review book: Speaking of sadness
Posted By Kelly On Monday, September 28th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Books, Depression
Speaking of sadness.
Depression, disconnection, and the meanings of illness
David A. Karp
Oxford University Press Canada, 1996, 240 pp
Strengths
Excellent description of isolation and disconnection of sufferers. Excellent bibliography.
Weaknesses
Philosophical discussion might not interest everyone. Pharmacologic treatment and its outcomes need more discussion from patients' perspective
Audience
Chronically depressed people, medical students, family practice residents, family physicians, and specialists
Depression is a terrifying illness and ... Read More