Heritability, 34
Hopelessness, 12, 15, 16, 28, 43, 44, 49, 51, 58, 84
Hypothyroidism, 13, 14
Insomnia, 12, 14, 17, 29, 31, 36, 42, 47, 50, 51, 67, 68
Irritability, 3, 12, 14, 42
It Gets Better, 44
Kraepelin, Emil, 54
Learned helplessness, 10, 14–16
Loneliness, 11
Manic/hypomanic, 5, 6
MAO inhibitors, 67
Melancholia, 16, 17, 66
Melatonin, 31
Mental health hotlines, 62
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 85
National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcoholism and Related Conditions, 45
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 7, 8, 26, 30
Neurotransmitters, 32, 67, 73; cortisol, 32–33, 72; dopamine, 32, 46, 67, 68, 73; norepinephrine, 67, 68, 72, 73; serotonin, 18, 32, 67, 68, 72, 73
Omega-3 fatty acids, 72–73
Online support, 62, 82–83
Paltrow, Gwyneth, 58
Panic disorder, 47, 97
Parton, Dolly, 58
Pena, 17, 54
Pessimism, 12, 17
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 38, 47; complex PTSD, 25
Prison of depression, 6
Prozac, 21
Psychic pain hypothesis, 24
Psychotherapy, 8, 63, 64, 70, 71, 74, 78, 87; acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), 77; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 16, 27, 38, 41, 64, 74–75; dialectic behavior therapy (DBT), 27, 77, 75; interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), 78–79, 84; mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), 77; mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), 77; mindfulness therapy, 64, 76–77, 78, 80; mindful-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE), 77; rational behavior therapy, 75; rational emotive behavior therapy, 75; rational living therapy, 75
Rauwolfia, 66
Restlessness, 12, 37
Rosenthal, Norman, 30
Rowling, J. K., 58
SAMe (adenosylmethionine), 73
Savage, Dan, 44
Schizophrenia, 51, 58
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), 5, 30–31
Seasons of the Mind, 30
Secondary trauma, 25
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), 67–68, 69
Self-medication, 46–47
Seligman, Martin, 15
Sexual minorities and depression, 42–43
Skill training, 27, 64, 75, 76, 79, 80, 84; cognitive restructuring, 41, 64, 75, 84; relapse prevention, 64, 76; relaxation training, 31, 64, 76, 80, 84; stress inoculation training, 64, 76
Social media, 26, 27, 35, 56–57, 87; Facebook, 56–57, 87; Pinterest, 56; Reddit, 56; Twitter, 56; YouTube, 56
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), 66, 72
Suicide, 3, 18, 19, 25, 27, 28, 29, 35, 36, 38, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51–52, 55, 56, 69, 80, 85, 86
Supra-chiasmic nucleus, 31
Susto, 17, 54
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), 70–71
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), 71
Treatment plan, 63, 64, 65, 66
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), 67
Veterans, 41, 42–43
World Health Organization, 8, 19, 50, 54, 85
About the Author
Romeo Vitelli received his doctorate in psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, in 1987. He spent fifteen years as a staff psychologist in Millbrook Correctional Centre, a maximum-security prison run by the Ontario government. In 2003, he went into full-time private practice, and he remains an active blogger and author. His previously published books include Self-Injury: Your Questions Answered and Substance Abuse: Your Questions Answered, both a part of Greenwood’s Q&A Health Guides series.
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