The myth of depression as disease : limitations and alternatives to drug treatment / Allan M. Leventhal and Christopher R. Martell ; foreword by Marsha Linehan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary psychology (Praeger Publishers)Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.Description: xvi, 178 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0275989763
  • 031307030X
  • 9780313070303
  • 9780275989767
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2/5 22
LOC classification:
  • RC537 .L477 2006
NLM classification:
  • 2006 H-197
  • WM 171
Online resources:
Contents:
Societal views of mental disorder -- Welcome to the brave new world -- The context of depression and anxiety -- Psychology as a science -- Behavior therapy -- Behavioral analysis, behavior therapy, and outcome research -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A: Questions to ask before accepting a prescription for antidepressant medication -- Appendix B: How to find a behavioral or cognitive-behavioral therapist -- Appendix C: Questions to ask a potential behavioral therapist -- Appendix D: Suggestions for further reading.
Review: "Readers will find this book helpful in understanding the controversy surrounding the widespread prescription and use of antidepressants. It traces the history and science behind the pharmaceutical treatment of depression, and it presents, in accessible language, information that will empower readers to make the best choices possible regarding the treatment of their own or their loved ones' feelings of depression and anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161).

Societal views of mental disorder -- Welcome to the brave new world -- The context of depression and anxiety -- Psychology as a science -- Behavior therapy -- Behavioral analysis, behavior therapy, and outcome research -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A: Questions to ask before accepting a prescription for antidepressant medication -- Appendix B: How to find a behavioral or cognitive-behavioral therapist -- Appendix C: Questions to ask a potential behavioral therapist -- Appendix D: Suggestions for further reading.

"Readers will find this book helpful in understanding the controversy surrounding the widespread prescription and use of antidepressants. It traces the history and science behind the pharmaceutical treatment of depression, and it presents, in accessible language, information that will empower readers to make the best choices possible regarding the treatment of their own or their loved ones' feelings of depression and anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.

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