Understanding depression [electronic resource] / Rudy Nydegger.

1. What is depression?
2. Who can develop depression and what causes it?
3. The different types and manifestations of depression
4. Gender and depression
5. Life cycle issues and depression
6. Special groups and depression : race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation
7. Treatment of depression : psychological therapies
8. Treatment for depression : medical and alternative methods
9. Pulling it all together : what do we know?