Understanding Depression: A Translational Approach

by Lewis Wolpert, David Nutt, Randolph M. Nesse

Depression is a major cause of morbidity throughout the world. Given that between 8 and 12% of the population (in most countries) will suffer from depression at some point in their lives, it is clearly a significant public health problem. As our knowledge of this illness has expanded in recent
years, it has become clear that depression can no longer be viewed as a simple disorder of the brain. It has to be seen as a series of behavioural and biological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199533075
• ISBN13: 9780199533077
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"