Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope

Offers new hope to the more than 17 million Americans who suffer from depressionWritten by nationally recognized experts in the field,Beating Depressionarms sufferers and their families with the knowledge and tools they need to recognize depression and make informed choices about its treatment and management. The authors explore the latest findings on the causes of depression and the treatments currently available, including medications and psychotherapeutic approaches. Readers get checklists, quizzes, and other powerful self-assessment tools to help determine if they are actually suffering from depression and to what clinical degree. And they get expert guidance on how to find help and work with physicians and mental health professionals to develop a treatment plan and to cope with problems that can arise during treatment.

Maga E. Jackson-Triche, M.D., M.P.H., is on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine. She is also a member of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center. Dr. Jackson-Triche and her coauthors participated in a landmark depression treatment study funded by the prestigious RAND Institute.

Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center, and a senior scientist at RAND.

Katherine Minnium is a research manager and public relations director for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center.

Introduction

ix

Letter to the Reader

xiii

Just the ``Blues,'' or Something More Serious?

1

(16)

What is Depression and What Causes it?

17

(32)

I Think I'm Clinically Depressed. What are my Options?

49

(24)

Getting the Best Care

73

(22)

Ten Things I Can do to Help Myself

95

(14)

Coping with Special Issues

109

(16)

Living with Depression

125

(18)

Putting it all Together: Staying Well

143

(14)

Endnotes

157

(4)

References

161

(12)

Glossary

173

(4)

Depression Resources---This section lists national patient, family, and professional organizations for depression

177

(6)

Appendix Depression Toolkit---This section gives sample sheets for patients to complete and discuss with clinician

183

(14)

Index

197

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Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope

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