Dysthymia and the Spectrum of Chronic Depressions

recent Research Findings Have Led To A Paradigmatic Shift In Our Conceptualization Of Chronic Depressions, Ushering In A New Era Of Optimism About Their Clinical Management. This Volume Documents The Ongoing Transformation Of Theory And Practice--from Art Into Science--in This Critical Field. Bringing Together Leading International Experts In Psychiatry And Psychology, The Book Reviews What Is Currently Known About The Nature And Classification Of Specified Chronic Depressive Subtypes. With Vital Implications For The Pharmacologic Treatment Of A Range Of Disorders That Were Historically Believed To Be Beyond The Reach Of Somatotherapy, The Book Also Considers Psychotherapeutic Issues And Raises Numerous Compelling Questions For Future Investigation. booknews contains 16 Contributions Partially Derived From A 1992 Meeting Held Under The Auspices Of The Italian Psychiatric Association. Following An Overview Of Chronic Depressions, Chapters Cover Current Official Diagnostic Concepts And Their Classical Roots; The Classic, Now Officially Discarded Construct Of Neurotic Depression, Present-day Neurasthenias And Atypical Depressions; The Unofficial Rubrics Of Hysteroid Dysphoria And Recurrent Brief Depressions; And Issues Of Chronicity Of Depressives And Conduct Disorders Arising In Childhood. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. This book reviews what is currently known about the nature and classification of specified chronic-depressive sub-types. Implications are given for disorders that were believed to be beyond somatotherapy.