A mood apart
A mood apart: depression, mania, and other afflictions of the self Peter C. Whybrow
Publisher: New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997.
ISBN: 0465047254
DDC: 616.895
LCC: RC537
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-340) and indexes.
Prologue: The Masks of the Human Carnival --Ch. 1.A Glimpse of
Melancholy: Grief, Emotional Homeostasis, and Disorders of Mood --Ch.
2.Darkness Visible: The Experience of Depression --Ch. 3.A Different
Drummer: The Experience of Mania --Ch. 4.A Mind of One's Own: The
Development of the Emotional Self --Ch. 5.Unique and Similar to
Others: Moods, Morality, and Medical Diagnosis --Ch. 6.The Legacy of
the Lizard: The Anatomy of the Emotional Brain --Ch. 7.The Vital
Balance: Stress, Homeostasis, and the Seasons of Mood --Ch. 8.Of
Human Bondage: Stress, Vulnerability, and the Feeling of Control
--Ch. 9.Pills to Purge Melancholy: Neurons, Chemistry, and the
Pharmacology of Mood --Ch. 10.Thoughtful Reconstruction: Adaptation
and the Care of the Self --Epilogue: The Human Carnival
--App.Antidepressants and Other Medications for Mood Disorder: A
Glossary and Guide.
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