Fast Facts: Depression - Couverture souple

Baldwin, David; Hirschfield, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1899541837 ISBN 13 : 9781899541836

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 2000

Synopsis

Depression is generally under-recognized and poorly treated and as a consequence the condition is now a major public health issue. For affected individuals, depression, whether a consequence of physical illness or a feature of a psychiatric syndrome, causes much personal suffering. In this title two highly respected specialists describe the common depressive conditions and coexisting anxiety disorder, discuss technigues to aid diagnosis and review treatment strategies that can be effective in the primary care setting.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Depressive disorders are common yet devastating for the individual sufferer and the economic burden on society through direct health and social care costs alone is enormous. It is estimated that by 2020 depressive disorders are likely to rank second in the world as the leading cause of disability and disease. At present treatment and care is patchy and inconsistent as few patients are offered the range of pharmacological and psychological treatments shown to have value. Primary care teams have been and will continue to be the main providers of treatment for depressed patients and Fast Facts: Depression offers an expert review of common depressive conditions and coexisting anxiety disorders with a focus on techniques to aid diagnosis. Provides the primary care physician with a succinct summary of the features, consequences, causes and treatments of conditions collectively known as affective disorders Reviews the most recent developments in both pharmacological and psychological treatments A highly practical text designed to improve diagnosis and patient management in the primary healthcare setting Reviews the genetic and environmental basis of affective disorders and the potential role of new antidepressants and a more evidence-based approach to care Contents: Recognizing depression; Epidemiology and etiology; Comorbidity; Suicide risk; Treating depressive illness; Treating coexisting anxiety disorders; Future trends.

Biographie de l'auteur

David S. Baldwin DM FRCPsych Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry Clinical Neuroscience Division Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences University of Southampton Southampton, UK and Robert M.A. Hirschfield MD Titus H. Harris Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Texas, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1899541837
• ISBN 13: 9781899541836
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible