Risk factors in depression
By: edited by Keith S. Dobson and David J.A. Dozois
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Academic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9780080560564; 9780080450780
Subjects: Mental Depression; Etiology; Risk factors; Depression; Depressive Disorder
Description: Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, affecting 14% of all people at some point in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men, but beyond gender there are a variety of risk factors that influence the prevalence and likelihood of experiencing depression. Here it consolidates research findings on risk factors into one source, for ease of reference for both researchers and clinicians in practice. The book divides risk factors into biological, cognitive, and social risk factors. This provides researchers with the opportunity to examine the interface among different theoretical perspectives and variables, and to look for the opportunity for more complex and explanatory models of depression.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.