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Symptoms of Depression

Costello, Charles G. (Herausgeber)

Wiley Series on Personality Processes

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1. Auflage Februar 1993
336 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-471-54304-6
John Wiley & Sons

Approaches the psychopathology of this disorder focusing on the symptoms that comprise the global syndrome. Each chapter, contributed by prominent clinicians and researchers in the field, follows the common format covering definition, measurement, frequency of occurrence, a review of clinical and experimental investigations which lead to current theories regarding the causes of the symptom, its functional relationship to other manifestations of depression and the implications for clinical practice. Contains several chapters, each on one particular symptom common to depressive disorders such as shame and guilt, loss of self-esteem, sleeping problems and much more.

The Advantages of the Symptom Approach to Depression (C.Costello).

Dysphoria (D. Healy).

Loss of Interest (E. Klinger).

Anhedonia (P. Willner).

Social Dysfunction (L. Feldman & I. Gotlib).

Problems of Memory and Concentration (F. Watts).

Self-Esteem (C. Bernet, et al.).

Shame and Guilt (J. Tangney).

Hopelessness (L. Abramson, et al.).

Psychomotor Agitation and Retardation (M. Cloitre, et al.).

Eating Problems (G. Patton).

Sleeping Problems (R. Cartwright).

Suicide Attempts (R. Baumeister).

From Symptoms of Depression to Syndromes of Depression (C.Costello).

Indexes.
CHARLES G. COSTELLO, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Calgary. Dr. Costello attended Manchester University, Durham University, and London University, from which he received his doctorate in psychology in 1960. In 1989, he was awarded The Psychologists' Association of Alberta President's Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Discipline of Psychology in Alberta. A prolific writer, he is the author of more than 90 published articles on a wide range of topics in psychology. His other books include Symptoms of Psychopathology, Symptoms of Depression, Symptoms of Schizophrenia, Psychology for Psychiatrists, and N=1: Experimental Investigation of the Individual Case.

C. G. Costello, University of Calgary