Diagnosing depression
Description
Although the stigma of depression is fading, less than half of those who need help with depression will seek it out. Using several patient histories, this program addresses mild, moderate, and severe depression as well as the specialized cases of vascular depression, treatment-resistant depression, and the depressive aspect of bipolar disorder. Signs and symptoms of depression are spelled out, and multimodal treatment through psychotherapy, medication, support groups, and aerobic exercise is discussed. Commentary is provided by Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health; Susan Blumenthal, of the Georgetown University School of Medicine; and P. Murali Doraiswamy, of Duke University Medical Center.
Runtime
28 min
Subjects
- Mental illness (325)
- Affective disorders (67)
- Suicidal behavior (55)
- Developmentally disabled (12)
- Psychiatric social work (9)
- Suicide (147)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c2007
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