The Good News about Depression: Cures and Treatments in the New Age of PsychiatryBantam Books, 1995 - 368 pages Ten years ago pioneering biopsychiatrist Mark S. Gold, M.D. wrote a visionary guide to the effective new medical therapies emerging for the treatment of depression. Now, in this newly revised edition of his classic book, Dr. Gold does it again. The newGood Newsreveals how, in just a decade, sophisticated new research and drug therapies have revolutionized the care of all types of depression. This essential resource includes: -New treatments for depression and manic depression for 1995 and on the horizon for approval -New diagnostic guidelines for different types of depression,including crucial tests many physicians omit -The most common illnesses that mimic depression -New tools to treat depression, such as light therapy and hormone therapy -An all-new chapter on Prozac and other state-of-the-art medications -New information on depression in women, children, and seniors -Vital new approaches to relapse prevention. Plus a complete guide to self-help, and indepth advice on getting and evaluating the proper treatment. |
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Page 136
... normal . In subclinical hypothyroid patients , the delta TSH is markedly in- creased , even though the thyroid hormone is utterly normal . Apparently , in early thyroid failure , the pituitary has become supersensitive to TRH and ...
... normal . In subclinical hypothyroid patients , the delta TSH is markedly in- creased , even though the thyroid hormone is utterly normal . Apparently , in early thyroid failure , the pituitary has become supersensitive to TRH and ...
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... Normal , nonclinical depression is a drain on energy and psychic re- sources . But it does not truly interfere with your ability to go about the necessary business of living , although it may well reduce your motivation . To repeat , it ...
... Normal , nonclinical depression is a drain on energy and psychic re- sources . But it does not truly interfere with your ability to go about the necessary business of living , although it may well reduce your motivation . To repeat , it ...
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... normal , nondepressed hypothalamus re- sponds by telling the pituitary gland to signal the adrenal cortex to stop its usual daily secretions of cortisol for a while , until levels return to normal . But in about half of depressed people ...
... normal , nondepressed hypothalamus re- sponds by telling the pituitary gland to signal the adrenal cortex to stop its usual daily secretions of cortisol for a while , until levels return to normal . But in about half of depressed people ...
Contents
The Case of the Famous Actor Who Couldnt Go | 3 |
Why I Still Am a BioPsychiatrist | 14 |
All That Wheezes Isnt Asthma | 39 |
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