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Rethinking depression : why current treatments fail /

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What causes depression? There are so many competing -- and contradictory -- theories that a thorough critique of the existing conceptual frameworks is required before psychologists can diagnose and treat depression effectively. Rethinking Depression is a meticulous critique and re-examination of the...

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Main Author: Downing-Orr, Kristina
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1998]
Series:Language of science.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > Treatment > Evaluation.
Psychotherapy > Failure.
Depressies (psychiatrie)
Depressive Disorder > therapy.
Treatment Failure.
Dépression nerveuse > Diagnostic.
Dépression nerveuse > Thérapeutique.
Soins médicaux > Évaluation.
Psychothérapie > Évaluation.
Depression.
Therapie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Current problems in understanding depression. Introduction ; Shelly, a case study ; Toward a more definitive understanding of depression ; Biological theories about the causes of depression ; Psychological theories about the causes of depression ; Alternative theories about the causes of depression
  • Current problems in diagnosing depression. Diagnosis : a problem of stereotyping ; The subjectivity of symptoms ; Problems in classifying depression
  • Evaluating treatments for depression. Problems related to physiological treatments ; Problems related to psychological treatments
  • Recommendations for improving diagnosis and treatment. Toward an improvement in treatment.