Handbook of Depression - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609181506 ISBN 13: 9781609181505

Verlag: Guilford Publications, 2010

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Bringing together the field's leading authorities, this acclaimed work is widely regarded as the standard reference on depression. TheHandbook provides comprehensive coverage of the epidemiology, course, and outcome of depressive disorders; issues in assessment and diagnosis; psychological and biological risk factors; effective approaches to prevention and treatment; and the nature of depression in specific populations. Each chapter offers a definitive statement of current theories, methods, and research findings, while also identifying key questions that remain unanswered.

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Ian H. Gotlib, PhD, is the David Starr Jordan Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory. In his research, which is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Gotlib examines information-processing styles of children, adolescents, and adults suffering from depression; patterns of brain activation of depressed patients in response to emotional stimuli; and genetic, neural, hormonal, and cognitive aspects of risk for depression in young children of depressed parents. Dr. Gotlib has published over 300 scientific articles and is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books in the areas of depression and stress.

Constance L. Hammen, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and also has an appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She served as chair of the Clinical Psychology Program at UCLA for 13 years. Dr. Hammen’s research interests include risk factors for depression and bipolar disorders, with a particular focus on family, social, and stress processes in depression, as well as genetic and neuroendocrine factors. Her current work involves offspring at risk due to parental depression. Dr. Hammen has written and coauthored numerous articles, books, and textbooks, and has developed widely used interview methods for assessment of acute and chronic life stress.

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• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1609181506
• ISBN 13: 9781609181505
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 708
• Herausgeber: Gotlib Ian H., Hammen Constance L.
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