Depressive Disorders, WPA Series Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry, 3rd Edition

Foreword.

Preface to Third Edition.

Preface to First Edition.

1 Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders (Gordon Parker).

1.1 Four Questions and an Alternative (Sidney Zishook).

1.2 The Blurring of Caseness in Depressive Disorders (Ahmed Okasha).

1.3 Fresh Look at Alternatives for Diagnosing Depression (Santosh K. Chaturvedi).

1.4 Severity and Subtypes of Depression (Jules Angst).

1.5 Severe Depression and Melancholia (William Coryell).

1.6 The Need to Functionalise Psychiatric Diagnosis (Herman M. van Praag).

2 Pharmacological Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Review (George I. Papakostas, Per Bech and Maurizio Fava).

2.1 Antidepressants: A Well-Evaluated Class of Medications (Eugene S. Paykel).

2.2 Many Variables Affect Clinical Response (Chee Hong Ng).

2.3 Challenges in Concept and Practice (Cyril H¨oschl).

2.4 The Relevance to Psychiatry in Developing Countries (R. Srinivasa Murthy).

2.5 New Evidence and Caution (Inna D’Empaire and Sheldon H. Preskorn).

2.6 Specific Actions, Patient Subgroups and Stages of Illness (Siegfried Kasper).

2.7 The French Experience (Julien D. Guelfi).

3 Psychotherapies for Depression in Adults: A Review of Recent Developments (Michael E. Thase).

3.1 The Paradox of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (Myrna Weissman).

3.2 Incorporating the Insights of Psychotherapy Research in Everyday Practice (Goiovanni A. Fava).

3.3 Psychotherapy for Depressed Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Particularly in Asia (Pichet Udomratn).

3.4 Research and Synergies across Countries and Cultures (Lakshmi Vijayakumar).

3.5 A Wider Cultural Perspective (Yu Xin).

4 Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Review (Brian Jacobs and Eric Taylor).

4.1 Advances in Understanding Prevention and Treatment and the Needs in Developing Countries (Atif Rahman).

4.2 The Risks of Bipolar Disorder (Gabrielle A. Carlson).

4.3 The Need for Specifically Targeted and Precise Treatments Aiming for Remission (Benedetto Vitiello).

4.4 Childhood Depression is Distinct from Depression in Adolescents and Adults (Alvin A. Rosenfeld).

4.5 Depression in Infants, Children and Adolescents (Sam Tyano).

5 Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: A Review (Edmond Chiu, David Ames, Brian Draper and John Snowdon).

5.1 Focusing on Asia (Kua Ee Heok).

5.2 Effective Treatments Despite Diagnostic Complexity and Diverse Populations (David L. Dunner).

5.3 Depression and Anxiety in Dementia Caregivers (Cornelius Katona and Gill Livingston).

5.4 Recognition of Old Age Depression in Chinese (Mian-Yoon Chong).

5.5 Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Elderly Complicated with Medical Co-morbidities and Multiple Medication Use (Jana Lincoln and Sheldon H. Preskorn).

6 Depressive Disorders in Primary Care: A Review (Simon Gilbody and Linda Gask).

6.1 A Paradox of Screening for Mental Disorders in Primary Care and the Importance of Severe Disorders in Developing Countries (David Goldberg).

6.2 Diagnosis, Intervention and the Emergence of the Patient’s Voice (Christopher Dowrick).

6.3 Untreated Depression in Mexico – Can Primary Care Make a Difference? (Mar´ıa Elena Medina-Mora).

6.4 Understanding the Practice of Primary Health Care (Jane Gunn).

Index.