The Encyclopedia of Depression - Couverture rigide

Roesch, Roberta; Jackson, Stanley

 
9780816019366: The Encyclopedia of Depression

Synopsis

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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9780816040476: The Encyclopedia of Depression

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ISBN 10 :  0816040478 ISBN 13 :  9780816040476
Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2001
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