Depression Care Across the Lifespan

Depression Care across the Lifespan is a comprehensive, practical
text that aims to increase knowledge and understanding of
depression enabling professionals to enhance the care delivered to
patients with depression. This text explores depression
across all ages, starting with children and teenagers, through
adulthood and finally old age.

Depression Care across the Lifespan explores depression amongst
different groups including children and teenagers, depression
throughout the adult female lifecycle and depression in later life.
It also discusses the impact of depression in people with learning
disabilities and those from ethnic minority and immigrant
populations. It also looks at topics including the causes and
treatment of depression, the impact of stress and depression upon
work and wellbeing, depression in chronic illness, suicide and self
harm, and managing depression in primary and secondary care are
included.

Key features:

• Essential reading for practitioners involved in the
  care of depressed people

• Useful for students undertaking nursing, health and
  social care courses

• Evidence-based, and supported by relevant
  literature

• Links policy with current practice across the whole
  lifespan

Auteur

Lynne Walsh is a Lecturer in the Centre for Primary Health Care, Public Health adn Older People, Swansea University.

Résumé
Depression Care across the Lifespan is a comprehensive, practical text that aims to increase knowledge and understanding of depression enabling professionals to enhance the care delivered to patients with depression. This text explores depression across all ages, starting with children and teenagers, through adulthood and finally old age. Depression Care across the Lifespan explores depression amongst different groups including children and teenagers, depression throughout the adult female lifecycle and depression in later life. It also discusses the impact of depression in people with learning disabilities and those from ethnic minority and immigrant populations. It also looks at topics including the causes and treatment of depression, the impact of stress and depression upon work and wellbeing, depression in chronic illness, suicide and self harm, and managing depression in primary and secondary care are included.

Key features:
• Essential reading for practitioners involved in the care of depressed people
• Useful for students undertaking nursing, health and social care courses
• Evidence-based, and supported by relevant literature
• Links policy with current practice across the whole lifespan

Contenu
Dedication. Acknowledgement.

Preface.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Causes of Depression.

Epidemiology of depression.

Gender and depression.

What is Depression?.

Causes of Depression.

Recognizing the Symptoms of Depression.

Depression as normal.

Different Types of Depression.

Major Depression.

Dysthymia.

Manic depression or Bipolar Disorder.

Mania.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Post-natal Depression.

Anxiety.

Physical causes linked to depression.

Beliefs about depression.

Cultural beliefs about depression.

Lay beliefs and Depression.

Sociological beliefs.

Conclusion.

Reflection and Discussion.

References.

Chapter 2: Depression in children and teenagers.

Introduction.

Incidence of mental disorder in children.

Causes of depression in young people.

Physical conditions.

Diagnosing depression in children.

Associated Risk factors.

Treatment of depression in children and young people.

Drug Treatment.

Therapies.

Substance Misuse in adolescents.

Cannabis.

Self harm and Suicide.

Self Harming Behavior.

Suicide in young people.

Risk factors associated with suicide.

Conclusion.

Reflection and discussion.

References.

Chapter 3: Depression throughout the adult female lifecycle.

Introduction.

Pre menstrual syndrome and Pre menstrual dysorphic disorder.

Diagnosis of pre menstrual syndrome (PMS) and pre menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Depression in pregnancy.

Anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

Post partum depression.

Trans-cultural studies.

Predicting risk of post- natal depression.

Puerperal Psychosis.

Depression related to the menopause.

Learning disabilities and the menopause.

Conclusion.

Reflection and discussion.

References.

Chapter 4: The Impact of Stress and Depression upon work and well being.

Introduction.

Causes of work related stress and depression.

Bullying and harassment in the workplace.

Bullying in the workplace.

Depression and the ability to work.

The economic impact of stress and depression in the workplace.

Improving health and well being and employer?s responsibility.

Men and Depression.

Paternal peri-natal mental health.

Unemployment and Retirement.

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in men and women.

Persistent symptoms experienced by PTSD sufferers.

Conclusion.

Reflection and discussion.

References.

Chapter 5: Depression in Chronic Disease and Long Term Conditions.

Introduction.

Depression and Coronary Heart Disease.

Depression and Stroke.

Depression and Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD).

Depression and Renal Disease.

Depression and Diabetes.

Depression and Cancer.

The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care.

Neurological conditions.

Evidence regarding long term conditions.

Conclusion.

Reflection and discussion.

References.

Chapter 6: Depression in later life.

Introduction.

Causes and incidence of depression in late life.

Depression and dementia.

Alcohol misuse in old age.

Anorexia in old age.

Beliefs about Depression.

The Geriatric Depression Scale-15.

Management of depression in old age. Treat...