| A Mood Apart: The Thinker's Guide to Emotion and Its Disorders Contributor(s): Whybrow, Peter C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 006097740X ISBN-13: 9780060977405 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 Annotation: Brimming with moving case studies of patients grappling with mood disorders, this revolutionary work by one of the country's most distinguished psychiatrists offers a groundbreaking look at depression, mania, and the moods that affect us all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Mood Disorders - General - Psychology | Emotions - Self-help | Mood Disorders - Depression |
| Dewey: 616.895 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.42" W x 8.08" (0.62 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A compassionate exploration of depression and manic-depression. -- Forecast The most thorough and wide-ranging discussion for lay readers about the interplay of the physical and emotional elements of depression and manic-depression... His presentation is illuminating, and the case histories demonstrate his sensitivity and skill as a clinician.... Whybrow's presentation offers a deeper understanding of, along with a humane and wise approach to these very troubling illnesses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whybrow, Peter C.: - Peter Whybrow, M.D., is chairman of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association. In 1996, he was awarded the Gerald L. Klerman Lifetime Research Award by the NDMDA. Dr. Whybrow has lectured extensively throughout Europe and the United States. He lives in Philadelphia, PA. |