Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : assessing risk and resilience factors in models of depression / Keith S. Dobson and David J.A. Dozois -- pt. 1. Biological factors. Genetic risk and familial transmission of depression / Liz Forty, Stanley Zammit and Nick Craddock ; Alterations in neural structures as risk factors for depression / Rajamannar Ramasubbu and Glenda MacQueen ; Neurochemical and transmitter models of depression / Hymie Anisman, Kim Matheson and Shawn Hayley ; Sleep dysregulation and related regulatory models / Anne Germain and Michael E. Thase -- pt. 2. Cognitive factors. Cogitive schemas, beliefs and assumptions / David J.A. Dozois and Aaron T. Beck ; Information processing : attention and memory / Rick E. Ingram, Dana K. Steidtmann and Steven L. Bistricky ; Optimism and pessimism / Stephen M. Schuelller and Martin E.P. Seligman ; Dispostional pessimism across the lifespan / John R.Z. Abela, Randy P. Auerbach and Martin E.P. Seligman ; Ruminative response style / Blair E. Wisco and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema ; Negative cognitive style / Lauren B. Alloy [and others] ; Social problem solving as a risk factor for depression / Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu and Melissa A. Clark -- pt. 3. Social factors. The roots of depression in early attachment experiences / Greg Moran [and others] ; Life events and hassles / Kate L. Harkness ; Parental psychopathology and parenting style attachment as risk factors of depression / Cecilia A. Essau and Satoko Sasagawa ; Marriage and relationship issues / Mark A. Whisman and Roselinde Kaiser ; Low social support and major depression : research, theory and methodological issues / Brian Lakey and Arika Cronin ; Stress generation and depression / Constance Hammen and Josephine H. Shih ; Reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking / Katherine A. Timmons and Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. ; Avoidance / Nicole D. Ottenbreit and Keith S. Dobson.

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Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, affecting 14% of all people at some point in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men, but beyond gender there are a variety of risk factors that influence the prevalence and likelihood of experiencing depression. Risk Factors in Depression consolidates research findings on risk factors into one source, for ease of reference for both researchers and clinicians in practice. The book divides risk factors into biological, cognitive, and social risk factors. This provides researchers with the opportunity to examine the interface among different theoretical perspectives and variables, and to look for the opportunity for more complex and explanatory models of depression. * Allows reader to compare and contrast the relative states of development of different models and their databases * Examines the predictive power of these models related to various phases of clinical depression, including onset, maintenance, and relapse * Provides an examination of the therapeutic implications of comprehensive and integrative models of depression.

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