Depression and Physical Illness (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Steptoe, Andrew

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Produktbeschreibung

Depression and physical illness are intimately related. Depressed mood is thought to contribute to the development and progression of some illnesses, while physical illness can in turn increase the risk of depression. This book provides a critical overview of the evidence linking depression with several major health conditions, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, disability, chronic fatigue and obesity. It also explores the biological and behavioural processes underlying the association, discussing the role of neuroendocrine, immunological and inflammatory pathways, and the relationship between depression and health behaviours such as smoking, physical activity and adherence to medical advice. It combines a thorough analysis of the clinical, biological and epidemiological data with guidance to health professionals and patients on how to manage depression in people suffering from physical illness, pointing the way to an integrated approach to health care.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511247538
• Artikelnr.: 38186438

Autorenporträt

Andrew Steptoe has published more than 350 journal articles and chapters, and is author or editor of 14 books. His main research interests are in psychosocial aspects of physical illness, health behaviour and psychophysiology.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction to Depression and its Determinants: 1. Depression in
the medically ill Francis Creed and Chris Dickens; 2. Psychosocial factors,
depression and illness Stephen Stansfeld and Farhat Rasul; Part II.
Depression and Specific Health Problems: 3. Depression and the development
of coronary heart disease Andrew Steptoe; 4. Depression and prognosis in
cardiac patients Heather Lett, Andrew Sherwood, Lana Watkins and James
Blumenthal; 5. The management of depression in patients with coronary heart
disease Robert Carney and Kenneth Freedland; 6. Depression and physical
disability Brenda Penninx; 7. Chronic pain and depression: twin burdens of
adaptation Christina Van Puymbroeck, Alex Zautra and Peter-Panagioti
Harakas; 8. The interrelationship of depression and diabetes Dominique L.
Musselman, Angela Bowling, Natalie Gilles, Hannah Larsen, Ephi Betan and
Lawrence S. Phillips; 9. Depression and chronic fatigue Peter D. White; 10.
Cancer and depression Alice E. Simon, Steven C. Palmer and James C. Coyne;
11. Depression and obesity Lucy Cooke and Jane Wardle; Part III. Biological
and behavioural processes; 12. Inflammation, sickness behaviour, and
depression Robert Dantzer, Nathalie Castanon, Jacques Lestage, Maite Moreau
and Lucile Capuron; 13. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: cortisol,
DHEA, mental and behavioural function Ian Goodyer; 14. Depression and
immunity: biological and behavioral mechanisms Michael Irwin; 15. Smoking
and depression Jon D. Kassel and Benjamin L. Hankin; 16. Depression and
physical activity Andrew Steptoe; 17. Adherence to medical advice Douglas A
Raynor, Rena R. Wing and Suzanne Phelan; Part IV. Conclusions: 18.
Integrating clinical with biobehavioural studies of depression and illness
Andrew Steptoe.