About the Book
This comprehensive, state-of-the-art handbook synthesizes the full breadth of contemporary knowledge about depression. Bringing together leading depression researchers and clinical practitioners, the volume offers in-depth coverage of the epidemiology, course, and outcome of depressive disorders; current issues in classification, assessment, and diagnosis; vulnerability and risk factors; models of depression, including psychological and biological perspectives; and effective approaches to prevention and treatment. Described are current approaches to pharmacotherapy; advances in cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, couple, and family treatments; and innovations in understanding and treating child and adolescent depression. Also addressed are culture and gender differences; depression in later life; and assessment and management of suicidality.
Table of Contents:
Gotlib, Hammen,Introduction. I.Descriptive Aspects of Depression.Kessler, Epidemiology of Depression. Boland, Keller, Course and Outcome of Depression. A.M. Nezu, C.M. Nezu, K.S. McClure, Zwick, Assessment of Depression. Ingram, Siegle, Contemporary Methodological Issues in the Study of Depression: Not Your Father's Oldsmobile. Klein, Durbin, Shankman, Santiago, Depression and Personality. Johnson, Kizer, Bipolar and Unipolar Depression: A Comparison of Clinical Phenomenology and Psychosocial Predictors. II.Vulnerability, Risk, and Models of Depression.Wallace, Schneider, McGuffin, Genetics of Depression. Thase, Jindal, Howland, Biological Aspects of Depression. Davidson, Pizzagalli, Nitschke, The Representation and Regulation of Emotion in Depression: Perspectives from Affective Neuroscience. Goodman, Depression and Early Adverse Experiences. Abramson, Alloy, Hankin, Haeffel, MacCoon, Gibb, Cognitive Vulnerability - Stress Models of Depression in a Self-Regulatory and Psychobiological Context. Joiner, Depression in Its Interpersonal Context. Monroe, Hadjiyannakis, The Social Environment and Depression: Focusing on Severe Life Stress. III. Prevention and Treatment of Depression.Munoz, Le, Clarke, Jaycox, Preventing the Onset of Major Depression. Gitlin, Pharmacological Treatment of Depression. Hollon, Haman, Brown, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Depression. Weissman, Markowitz, Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression. Beach, Jones, Marital and Family Therapy for Depression in Adults. Kaslow, E.B. McClure, Connell, Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents. IV.Depression in Specific Populations.Tsai, Chentsova-Dutton, Understanding Depression Across Cultures. Nolen-Hoeksema, Gender Differences in Depression. Lewinsohn, Essau, Depression in Adolescents. Powers, Thompson, Gallagher-Thompson, Futterman, Depression in Later Life: Epidemiology, Assessment, Impact, and Treatment. Stolberg, Clark, Bongar, Epidemiology, Assessment and Management of Suicide in Depressed Patients. Hammen, Gotlib, Closing Comments and Promising Directions for the Next Decade.
About the Author :
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Ian H. Gotlib, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory. Dr. Gotlib is very active in clinical research, which has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Medical Research Council of Canada. In his research, Dr. Gotlib examines information-processing styles of depressed children, adolescents, and adults; patterns of brain activation of depressed patients in response to different emotional stimuli; and the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and biological functioning of children of depressed mothers. He has published over 150 scientific articles and has written or cowritten several books in the areas of depression and stress. In addition, he has been Associate Editor of Cognition and Emotion, Cognitive Therapy and Research, and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and has served on the Editorial Boards of the British Journal of Clinical Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, and Psychological Assessment. Dr. Gotlib is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Psychopathological Association. Constance L. Hammen, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also Chair of the clinical psychology area and Director of Clinical Training at UCLA, and is affiliated with the Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. Dr. Hammen is a clinical researcher specializing in mood disorders, with an emphasis on stress, family factors, and individual vulnerability factors predicting depression in adults and adolescents, and the course of disorder in adults with bipolar illness. Her research has been supported by the William T. Grant Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health. She has written or cowritten nearly 200 articles, books, and textbooks, and has served as President of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, as Associate Editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, and the British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
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Ian H. Gotlib, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory. His clinical research, which has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Medical Research Council of Canada, examines information-processing styles of depressed children, adolescents, and adults; patterns of brain activation of depressed patients in response to different emotional stimuli; and the effects on children of maternal depression. Dr. Gotlib has published over 150 scientific articles and has written or cowritten several books in the areas of depression and stress.
Constance L. Hammen, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also Chair of the Clinical Psychology area and Director of Clinical Training at UCLA, and is affiliated with the Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. Dr. Hammen's clinical research, which has been supported by the William T. Grant Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health, focuses on factors predicting depression in adults and adolescents, and the course of bipolar disorder in adults. She has written or cowritten nearly 200 articles and books.
Review :
"Few topics in psychopathology and intervention demonstrate the importance of linking science and application better than depression. Clinical observations and insights have given rise to theory-driven experimental study of the cognitive and affective bases of the mood disorders and their amelioration. In turn, basic psychological and neuroscientific research in cognition and emotion feed back into a more sophisticated and powerful understanding of these disorders and how best to prevent and treat them. In this skilfully edited volume, some of the most highly respected researchers in the field provide the reader with a comprehensive review and critical analysis of basic and applied research and theory in depression. An important and welcome contribution." - Gerald C. Davison, University of Southern California, USA
"It is a remarkable achievement to provide such an in-depth synthesis of current knowledge about depression in such a truly reader-friendly and usable form. This handbook provides a readable and concise overview of many of the key domains of investigation into this devastating condition ... Providing coverage that is balanced and evidence-based, this is a highly valuable sourcebook for practitioners and researchers and a truly informative text for graduate students, interns, and residents." - A. John Rush, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
"An impressive array of distinguished researchers has come together once more to update this comprehensive text on the perplexing human problem of depression. The volume presents detailed information on the human costs of depression as well as its multiple etiologies, recalcitrant nature, differing presentation across ages and cultures, and, of course, the psychosocial and pharmacological avenues for treating it. The second edition provides good depth of content on current neuroscience and genetics, without neglecting the importance of stress and the interpersonal and social context. Not only does this handbook capture the explosion of knowledge and increasing sophistication of research in the field, but it also focuses attention on what still needs to be done to understand and serve the unmet needs of people with depression in our communities." - Kia J. Bentley, LCSW, Director, PhD Program in Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
"Identifying, organizing, and expanding on the cutting-edge studies that define the field, Gotlib and Hammen once again demonstrate the breadth and depth of their knowledge of depression. This thorough and readable handbook allows both beginning and advanced practitioners and researchers to understand what is known about depression and see what is yet to be discovered. Given its attention to all aspects of depression across cultures and the lifespan, this is an ideal text for a seminar on mood disorders." - Robin B. Jarrett, Elizabeth H. Penn Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
