Depression: The Shadowed Valley

Examines depression from its mildest forms to suicide, its most tragic result, and explores varying forms of treatment including psychotherapy, electro-convulsive therapy, and antidepressive drugs. Presents victims of depression discussing how their emotional problems developed, how they feel, and what is being done to help them. Points out that the symptoms that characterize a severe depression include sleeplessness, loss of appetite, inability to concentrate, withdrawl from friends, and suicidal ideas.

More in Thin Edge Series

  1. Aggression: The Explosive Emotion 1975
  2. Anxiety: The Endless Crisis 1975
  3. Depression: The Shadowed Valley 1975
  4. Guilt: The Psychic Censor 1975
  5. Sexuality: the human heritage 1975
  6. Aggression - The Explosive Emotion 1976
  7. Depression - The Shadowed Valley 1976
  8. Guilt - The Psychic Censor 1976
  9. Sexuality: the human heritage 1976

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