Conquer Depression Now: From Sad to Glad at Home, School, and Work

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Meadow Mountain Press, 1996 - Health & Fitness - 267 pages
This thoughtful, reassuring, comprehensive guide contains practical solutions to the thorny dilemmas of those who suffer from the nation's number one mental health problem. Often misdiagnosed, depression is actually easy to treat. Conquer Depression Now is dedicated to lift the reader's spirits, develop a positive attitude in life, improve work productivity, enhance personal relationships, help cope with stress, and build up self-esteem.

Contents

Preface
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5
31
Wrongly Diagnosed or Badly Treated
37
8
43
10
53
12
63
13
69
15
77
Mental Health Practitioner Organizations
159
Useful Information About Drugs for Depression
163
List of Eminent Psychiatrists
171
Directories of Facilities
187
Clinical Studies Related to Depression
189
Institutions Funded by NIH on Projects Related to Depression 1996
191
Free Health Care at Your Hospital
197
State Departments of Public Health
199

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OVERCOMING DEPRESSION
117
Depression in Childhood and Adolescence
119
Depression in the Elderly
125
Depression in Women
129
Overcoming Work Related Depression And the Problem of Harassment
133
SelfHelp 205 Ways to Alleviate Depression
143
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
155
Drugs that May Cause Depression
157
Medicaid and Medicare
205
Maternal and Child Health Care Contacts
207
Drug Manufacturers Indigent Programs
217
Regional Health Care Financing Administration Offices
223
State Medical Associations
227
Free Information and Advice
233
SelfHelp Organizations
243
SelfHelp Clearinghouses
249
Bibliography
259
Index
261
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