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Informationen zum Autor Lynne Walsh is a Lecturer in the Centre for Primary Health Care, Public Health adn Older People, Swansea University. Klappentext Depression Care across the Lifespan is a comprehensive, practical text that aims to increase knowledge and understanding of depression enabling professionals to enhance the care delivered to patients with depression. This text explores depression across all ages, starting with children and teenagers, through adulthood and finally old age. 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 Zusammenfassung Depression Care across the Lifespan is a comprehensive! practical text that aims to increase knowledge and understanding of depression enabling professionals to enhance the care delivered to patients with depression. This text explores depression across all ages! starting with children and teenagers! through adulthood and finally old age. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication. Acknowledgement. Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1: Causes of Depression. Epidemiology of depression. Gender and depression. What is Depression?. Causes of Depression. Recognizing the Symptoms of Depression. Depression as normal. Different Types of Depression. Major Depression. Dysthymia. Manic depression or Bipolar Disorder. Mania. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Post-natal Depression. Anxiety. Physical causes linked to depression. Beliefs about depression. Cultural beliefs about depression. Lay beliefs and Depression. Sociological beliefs. Conclusion. Reflection and Discussion. References. Chapter 2: Depression in children and teenagers. Introduction. Incidence of mental disorder in children. Causes of depression in young people. Physical conditions. Diagnosing depression in children. Associated Risk factors. Treatment of depression in children and young people. Drug Treatment. Therapies. Substance Misuse in adolescents. Cannabis. Self harm and Suicide. Self Harming Behavior. Suicide in young people. Risk factors associated with suicide. Conclusion. Reflection and discussion. References. Chapter 3: Depression throughout the adult female lifecycle. Introduction. Pre menstrual syndrome and Pre menstrual dysorphic disorder. Diagnosis of pre menstrual syndrome (PMS) and pre menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Depression in pregnancy. Anxiety and depression during pregnancy. Post partum depression. Trans-cultural studies. Predicting risk of post- natal depression. Puerperal Psychosis. Depression related to the menopause. Learning disabilities and the menopause. Conclusion. Reflection and discussion. References. Chapter 4: The Impact of Stress and Depression upon work and wel...
