Depression Care Across the LifespanISBN: 978-0-470-51772-7
Paperback
232 pages
April 2009
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Depression Care across the Lifespan explores depression amongst different groups including children and teenagers, depression throughout the adult female lifecycle and depression in later life. It also discusses the impact of depression in people with learning disabilities and those from ethnic minority and immigrant populations. It also looks at topics including the causes and treatment of depression, the impact of stress and depression upon work and wellbeing, depression in chronic illness, suicide and self harm, and managing depression in primary and secondary care are included.
Key features:
• Essential reading for practitioners involved in the
care of depressed people
• Useful for students undertaking nursing, health and
social care courses
• Evidence-based, and supported by relevant
literature
• Links policy with current practice across the whole
lifespan