DEPRESSION

Depression is a genetic biochemical illness. It runs in families and often causes a lot of dysfunction. Fifty percent of patients suffering from alcoholism also suffer from depression.

Sleep problems (going to sleep or staying asleep) and anxiety are key signs of depression. Depression in adolescents is often missed and we lose 5,000 adolescents a year because of suicide. Most of these kids have untreated depression.

Depression is a treatable illness. Eighty-five percent of patients respond to medication. Newer antidepressants are effective and have few side effects. However, only ten percent of patients suffering from depression are adequately treated.

The Surprising Truth About Depression
by Dr. Herb Wagemaker

The initial 5,000 printed issues have been sold out.

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 8.45 x 5.39
• Publisher: Ponte Vedra Publishing; 2nd edition (June 1997)
• ISBN: 0965499626

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Table of Contents

Diagnosis

Am I Depressed

When It Isn't Depression

1. If it isn't depression, what is it?
2. It's all in the glands
3. Drugs and depression

When It Is Depression

1. Depression: A thousand forces
2. From great pain to great joy and everything between
3. Depression in Women
4. Depression in Children
5. Depression in the elderly
6. From grief to suicide

If You Think You're Depressed, Get Help

1. State-of-the art treatment
2. The role of Psychotherapy

From Depression to Spiritual Wholeness

1. Depression and self-esteem
2. The road to radical change

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