Handbook of depression

Introduction / Ian H. Gotlib and Constance L. Hammen

Part I: Descriptive aspects of depression

Epidemiology of depression / Ronald C. Kessler and Philip S. Wang

Course and outcome of depression / Robert J. Boland and Martin B. Keller

Assessment of depression / Arthur M. Nezu ... [et al.]

Methodological issues in the study of depression / Rick E. Ingram and Greg J. Siegle

Personality and mood disorders / Daniel N. Klein, C. Emily Durbin, and Stewart A. Shankman

Depression and medical illness / Kenneth E. Freedland and Robert M. Carney

Bipolar and unipolar depression: a comparison of clinical phenomenology, biological vulnerability, and psychosocial predictors / Sheri L. Johnson, Amy K. Cuellar, and Christopher Miller

Part II: Vulnerability, risk, and models of depression

Genetics of major depression / Douglas F. Levinson

Neurobiological aspects of depression / Michael E. Thase

Representation and regulation of emotion in depression: perspectives from affective neuroscience / Richard J. Davidson, Diego A. Pizzagalli, and Jack B. Nitschke

Depression and early adverse experiences / Sherryl H. Goodman and Sarah R. Brand

Children of depressed parents / Constance L. Hammen

Cognitive aspects of depression / Jutta Joormann

Depression in its interpersonal context / Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. and Katherine A. Timmons

The social environment and life stress in depression / Scott M. Monroe, George M. Slavich, and Katholiki Georgiades

Part III: Depression in specific populations

Understanding depression across cultures / Yulia E. Chentsova-Dutton and Jeanne L. Tsai

Gender differences in depression / Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Lori M. Hilt

Depression in children / Judy Garber, Catherine M. Gallerani, and Sarah A. Frankel

Adolescent depression / Karen D. Rudolph

Depression in couples and families / Joanne Davila, Catherine B. Stroud, and Lisa R. Starr

Depression in later life: epidemiology, assessment, impact, and treatment / Dan G. Blazer and Celia F. Hybels

Depression and suicide / Alan L. Berman

Part IV: Prevention and treatment of depression

Preventing first onset and recurrence of major depressive episodes / Ricardo F. Miñoz ... [et al.]

Pharmacotherapy and other somatic treatments for depression / Michael J. Gitlin

Cognitive and behavioral treatment of depression / Steven D. Hollon and Sona Dimidjian

Pharmacotherapy and psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder / David J. Miklowitz

Marital, family, and interpersonal therapies for depression in adults / Steven R. H. Beach, Deborah J. Jones, and Kameron J. Franklin

Biological and psychosocial interventions for depression in children and adolescents / Nadine J. Kaslow, Shane P. Davis, and Chaundrissa Oyeshiku Smith

Closing comments and future directions / Constance L. Hammen and Ian H. Gotlib.