Main description:

The purpose of this book is to present a spectrum of women's experiences with depression. The book is unique in presenting both qualitative and quantitative studies on various stages of women's experiences with depression including its psychological and social antecedents, its adverse consequences, and the impact of psychological and community interventions. Our aim has been to present some of the recurrent themes and vital links in this chain of experiences. One such common theme has to do with the importance of acquiring and maintaining control over the evaluation of self-worth by the individual. Stressful circumstances and negative social encounters may produce the greatest harm and consequent depression by depriving individuals' control over the processes involved in the evaluation of self-worth.

This book will be of interest to clinical psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, mental health practitioners and community service providers.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community.

Contents:

Introduction: Women, Depression, and the Struggle for Control Over the Evaluation of Self-Worth Peter Horvath
Self-Silencing, Anger and Depressive Symptoms in Women: Implications for Prevention and Intervention Josephine Tan and Brooke Carfagnini
Motivational Orientation, Expectancies, and Vulnerability for Depression in Women Peter Horvath, Glyn Bissix, John Sumarah, Erin Crouchman, and Jennifer Bowdrey
Exploring Perceptions of Alcohol Use as Self-Medication for Depression Among Women Receiving Community-Based Treatment for Alcohol Problems Catrina G. Brown and Sherry H. Stewart
Depressive Symptoms, Gender, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among African-American Adolescents: Implications for Prevention and Intervention Keisha Carr Paxton and W. LaVome Robinson
The Needs of Depressed Women: Perspectives of Family Physicians Janet M. Stoppard, Roanne Thomas-MacLean, Baukje Miedema, and Sue Tatemichi
Community Service Providers' Conceptualization of the Needs and Services of Depressed Rural Women Mandy York and Peter Horvath