General Characteristics of Depression and Mania

Formal Diagnostic Listings

 

Validity of the Unipolar­Bipolar Distinction

 

Heterogeneity within the Categories

 

Chronic Mood Disorders

 

 

Psychological Theories of Mood Disorders

Psychoanalytic Theory of Depression

 

Cognitive Theories of Depression

 

Interpersonal Theory of Depression

 

Psychological Theories of Bipolar Disorder

 

 

Biological Theories of Mood Disorders

The Genetic Data

 

Neurochemistry and Mood Disorders

 

The Neuroendocrine System

 

 

Therapies for Mood Disorders

Psychological Therapies

 

Biological Therapies

 

 

Depression in Childhood and Adolescence

Symptoms and Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Depression

 

Etiology of Depression in Childhood and Adolescence

 

Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Depression

 

 

Suicide

Facts about Suicide

 

Perspectives on Suicide

 

Prediction of Suicide from Psychological

Tests

 

Preventing Suicide

 

Clinical and Ethical Issues in Dealing with Suicide