pt. 1. Types : history, diagnoses, epidemiology, and personality. Introduction : controversies old and new
Depression : types and distinctions
Epidemiology, relapse, and long-term outcome
Personality, personality disorder, and depression
pt. 2. Concepts : the evolution of mental mechanisms and the needs for power, belonging, and self-value. The evolution of mental mechanisms
The evolution of social power and its role in depression
Notes on the evolution of the self
Patterns of depressive self-organisation : shame, guilt, anxiety, assertiveness, anger, and envy
pt. 3. Past and current theories. Psychoanalytic theories of depression : the early schools
Depression as thwarted needs
Archetypes, biosocial goals, mentalities, and depressive themes
Aspirations, incentives, and hopelessness
Cognitive theories of depression
Behavioural theories of depression
Life events, interpersonal theories, and the family
Conclusions : complexities, therapies, and loose ends.