Depressive Disorders

This updated edition contains systematic reviews of the evidence available on the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders to help psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health workers formulate an accurate diagnosis. Clinical commentaries accompany the reviews to enable decision-making, and comments from patients and sufferers illustrate first-hand experience of depressive disorders. A new section covers the treatment of depression in primary care.

Helen Herrman is Professor of Psychiatry at the Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. She is also Director, WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health, Melbourne; Secretary for Publications, World Psychiatric Association; and Regional Vice-President Oceania, World Federation for Mental Health.

Professor Maj is President of the World Psychiatric Association. Formerly he has been President of the Italian Psychiatric Association (since 2000); President of the Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry (since 1990); Secretary-General of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2001-2002); President of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2002).

Norman Sartorius is President of the International Association for the Promotion of Mental Health Programmes. Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and of the American College of Psychiatry; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Mental Health and Member of WPA Council.

Review Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface to Third Edition	p. xvii
Preface to First Edition	p. xix
Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders	p. 1
Commentaries
Four Questions and an Alternative	p. 27
The Blurring of Caseness in Depressive Disorders	p. 31
Fresh Look at Alternatives for Diagnosing Depression	p. 35
Severity and Subtypes of Depression	p. 37
Severe Depression and Melancholia	p. 40
The Need to Functionalise Psychiatric Diagnosis	p. 44
Pharmacological Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Review	p. 47
Commentaries
Antidepressants: A Well-Evaluated Class of Medications	p. 75
Many Variables Affect Clinical Response	p. 78
Challenges in Concept and Practice	p. 81
The Relevance to Psychiatry in Developing Countries	p. 84
New Evidence and Caution	p. 86
Specific Actions, Patient Subgroups and Stages of Illness	p. 88
The French Experience	p. 92
Psychotherapies for Depression in Adults: A Review of Recent Developments	p. 95
Commentaries
The Paradox of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy	p. 132
Incorporating the Insights of Psychotherapy Research in Everyday Practice	p. 135
Psychotherapy for Depressed Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Particularly in Asia	p. 137
Research and Synergies across Countries and Cultures	p. 140
A Wider Cultural Perspective	p. 143
Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Review	p. 145
Commentaries
Advances in Understanding Prevention and Treatment and the Needs in Developing Countries	p. 180
The Risks of Bipolar Disorder	p. 183
The Need for Specifically Targeted and Precise Treatments Aiming for Remission	p. 186
Childhood Depression is Distinct from Depression in Adolescents and Adults	p. 189
Depression in Infants, Children and Adolescents	p. 192
Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: A Review	p. 197
Commentaries
Focusing on Asia	p. 258
Effective Treatments Despite Diagnostic Complexity and Diverse Populations	p. 260
Depression and Anxiety in Dementia Caregivers	p. 262
Recognition of Old Age Depression in Chinese	p. 265
Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Elderly Complicated with Medical Co-morbidities and Multiple Medication Use	p. 268
Depressive Disorders in Primary Care: A Review	p. 271
Commentaries
A Paradox of Screening for Mental Disorders in Primary Care and the Importance of Severe Disorders in Developing Countries	p. 319
Diagnosis, Intervention and the Emergence of the Patient's Voice	p. 322
Untreated Depression in Mexico - Can Primary Care Make a Difference?	p. 325
Understanding the Practice of Primary Health Care	p. 328
Index	p. 331
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