Die Vielen Gesichter der Depression

English summary: Depression is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Researchers from many scientific fields are participating in studying depression and a variety of procedures for treating it have been developed from various perspectives. The hypothesis of biochemical disruptions had lead to other avenues of medicinal treatment, just as the belief that depression is rooted in a learned helplessness, or and unresolved psychic conflict, has also provided therapeutic treatments....
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English summary: Depression is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Researchers from many scientific fields are participating in studying depression and a variety of procedures for treating it have been developed from various perspectives. The hypothesis of biochemical disruptions had lead to other avenues of medicinal treatment, just as the belief that depression is rooted in a learned helplessness, or and unresolved psychic conflict, has also provided therapeutic treatments. Yet the therapeutic strategies become more varied, when it appears that the depressive frustrations which arise through traumatic experience, social demands, or missed life-opportunities, seems to require it. Mostly these factors work together. For this reason, doctors, psychologists, economics, and politicians must understand the many-sided causes and manifestations, in order to be able to deal with the episodic disease in a meaningful way. And not least, of course, the persons concerned profit from the possibility of considering and reflecting on their frustrations from various perspectives. In this book, renowned scientists from the relevant disciplines explain for the reader their current approach to the phenomenon of depression. Only on the basis of a differentiated understanding of depression can appropriate treatments be found. German description: Depressionen zahlen zu den haufigsten Erkrankungen weltweit. Viele Wissenschaften sind an ihrer Erforschung beteiligt. Aus den verschiedenen Perspektiven resultieren unterschiedliche Behandlungsweisen. Die Annahme einer biochemischen Storung fuhrt zu anderen Behandlungsschwerpunkten als die Uberzeugung, dass Depressionen in erlernter Hilflosigkeit oder ungelosten psychischen Konflikten begrundet sind. Noch unterschiedlicher werden die therapeutischen Strategien, wenn sich herausstellt, dass depressive Verstimmungen durch traumatische Erfahrungen, soziale Uberforderung oder eine verfehlte Lebensfuhrung bedingt sind. Meistens wirken diese Faktoren zusammen. Aus diesem Grund mussen Arzte und Psychologen, Okonomen und Politiker die vielschichtigen Ursachen und Erscheinungsformen kennen, um sinnvoll mit dieser "Zeitkrankheit" umgehen zu konnen. Und nicht zuletzt profitieren Betroffene von der Moglichkeit, ihre Verstimmungen aus ganz verschiedenen Blickwinkeln zu beleuchten und zu reflektieren. In diesem Buch erlautern renommierte Wissenschaftler aus den relevanten Disziplinen dem Leser ihren jeweiligen Zugang zum Phanomen der Depression. Nur auf dem Boden eines differenzierten Verstehens konnen die jeweils geeigneten Behandlungsmassnahmen gefunden werden.