Handbook of Chronic Depression: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management (Medical Psychiatry, 25)

An in-depth and authoritative framework for clear understanding of the origins, development, and management of chronic depression, this timely reference examines biological, psychosocial, and combined approaches to the treatment of chronic depression-providing strategies to achieve remission, reduce relapse and recurrence, and manage treatment-emergent side-effects in long-term patient care. Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Contents......Page 14 Contributors......Page 18 Psychosocial Functioning in Chronic Depression......Page 24 Interface Between Personality and Depression......Page 42 Vulnerability to Chronic Depression: A Review and Preliminary Model......Page 72 Biological Factors in Chronic Depression......Page 96 Family and Genetic Studies of Depression......Page 120 Psychopharmacology of Dysthymia......Page 162 Psychotherapy for Chronic Depressive Disorders......Page 182 Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy of Subsyndromal Depressions......Page 206 Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Relapse and Recurrence......Page 230 Psychopharmacological Approaches to Prevention and Treatment of Relapse and Recurrence......Page 254 Psychopharmacological Management of Residual Symptoms and Treatment Resistance in Major Depressive Disorder......Page 280 Psychotherapy of Residual Symptoms......Page 304 Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy......Page 322 Approaches to the Treatment of Chronic Late-Life Depression......Page 340 Approaches to Chronic Depression in Children and Adolescents......Page 362 Chronic Depression in Patients with Medical Illness......Page 386 A Population-Based Approach to Chronic Depression: Implications for Practice and Policy......Page 406 Improving Long-Term Adherence to Treatment in Major Depression......Page 426 Management of Antidepressant-Induced Side Effects......Page 434 About the Editors......Page 470 An framework for understanding the origins, development, and management of chronic depression. This book examines biological, psychosocial, and combined approaches to the treatment of chronic depression-providing strategies to achieve remission, reduce relapse and recurrence, and manage treatment-emergent side-effects in long-term patient care. Discusses the biopsychosocial factors in chronic depression and covers the definition and assessment. Addresses the psychopharmacologic treatments for depressions as well as such therapies as cognitive-behavior therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, and more. Also covers depression in children. Recent years have seen increased recognition that patients with mood disorders have significant impairments in a number of areas of functioning [1-6].