Deficits and Depressions

[Reactive (psychogenic) depressions].

In this literature review, authors analyzed the history of studies on psychogenic (stress-included) depressions and the current state of the problem. The status of these diseases in classification systems, main directions of current research, proposed conceptions and perspectives of future studies in the filed are considered.

The management of depressions.

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Unipolar and Bipolar Depressions—a Review

The paper discusses the emergence of the concept of polarity out of the rubric of manic depressive illness. The polar types are defined and changes in polarity, frequency and similarities and the differences between them are discussed. The author ventures to suggest that a change in the polarity viz., occurrence of mania in depressive or of depressive episodes in mania to be designated "LAP Phe...

Pleasant events, activity schedules, and depressions.

Three groups of 10 Ss, (depressed, psychiatric controls, and normal controls) were used. The 6s rated their moods and also indicated the number of "pleasant" activities engaged in each day over a period of 30 days. A significant association between mood and pleasant activities was found. There were large individual differences in regard to the magnitude of the correlation between mood and activ...

On shame, shame-depression, and other depressions.