Depression And Suicide: The Facts

Course overview

OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss/Explain the following aspects of Depression: a. the types of depression b. the symptoms and causes of depression c. diagnostic and treatment options d. why women are more likely than men to suffer depression 2. Describe how depression and suicide relate to older adults 3. Discuss the relationship between various pharmaceutical treatments for depression and suicide, including: a. Paxil b. Prosac 4. Describe the relationship between: a. depression and heart disease b. depression and cancer OUTLINE Article 1: Depression - Overview Article 2: Adult Children of Depressed Parents Have Higher Risk of Mental and Physical Illness Article 3: Depression: What Every Woman Should Know Article 4: Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts Article 5: Depression Can Break Your Heart Article 6: Depression and Cancer Article 7: In Second Try to Treat Depression, Cognitive Therapy Generally As Effective as Medication Article 8: FDA Warns that Paxil Makes Depressed Adults Suicidal Article 9: Prozac, Suicide and Dr. Healy Article 10: Psychiatry and the surgical treatment of depression - Editorial