NetDoctor Book series

Depression

Chapter 1 :What is depression

	Introduction
	Defining depression – what are the symptoms?
	Diagnosing depression
	How common is depression?
	Types of depression – older views
	Types of depression – modern views

Chapter 2 :Depression in detail

	Symptoms of depression
	Depression – what to do about it
	The stigma of depression

Chapter 3 :The causes of depression

	Brain function
	Hormones
	Genes and heredity
	Trigger factors for depression

Chapter 4 : Anxiety and depression

	Symptoms of anxiety
	Causes of anxiety
	Types of anxiety
	Treatment of anxiety

Chapter 5 : Recognising depression

	Physical vs. psychological illness
	Depression in general practice
	Self assessment

Chapter 6 : Investigating depression

Chapter 7 : Pregnancy and postnatal depression

	Overview
	Before the pregnancy
	During the pregnancy
	After the birth

Chapter 8 : Depression in other special circumstances

	Elderly people
	Grief
	Depression and physical illness
	Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder
	Winter depression (seasonal affective disorder)
	Alcohol
	Childhood and adolescence

Chapter 9 : suicide and deliberate self harm

Chapter 10 : Treating depression

	‘Talking treatment’
	Complementary medical therapies
	Antidepressant drug therapy
	Electroconvulsive therapy
	Transcranial magnetic stimulation