Annotated Bibliography
Lissett Munoz
Professor Syretta Massey Jimenez
English 1101 MWF 11 a.m.
2 November 2012
Depression
"Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA." Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. <http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression>.
The information on Depression provided on Understanding the Facts provides a broad overview on the three types of depression that exist and a small comparison to anxiety disorders. There are also various links to per sonal stories and in depth articles in case a person wants to read more about specific parts of depression, such as bipolar disorder. The source is helpful in which it provides a simplified explanation to depression and clarifies the differences between each type of depression. It is relevant on account that the information specified has to do with what depression is and how it can occur.
Healy, David. "The History of Antidepressants." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 135-45. Print.
In the excerpt of David Healy’s book, Let Them Eat Prozac he covers a brief history of antidepressants used over the years. It goes over the uses of alcohol all the way to modern antidepressants such as Prozac; David even providing a description of the issues and debates of their usage. The excerpt is relevant on account that it provides background information on methods used to treat depression over the years. “The most common treatment of the condition was sedation. Opiates or alcohol had been the sedative of choice through the nineteenth century. Bromides and barbiturates replaced these in the first half of the twentieth century” (Healy 135).
Kenen, Joanne. "Depression and Suicide." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 46-58. Print.
In the article Joanne Kenen describes Gordon Smith a Senator’s story on how his son was depressed and committed suicide. The article shows the toll and effort depression can take out on a family. Senator Smith’s son Garrett appeared to be suffering from depression all his life and even with all the therapy, medication and love his father provided for him he ended up committing suicide. “He described how Garrett in his teens and twenties, had experienced episodes of depression that “filled his spirit with hopelessness and clouded his future in darkness. He saw only despair ahead and felt only pain in the present, pain and despair so potent that he saw suicide as a refuge, a release.” ” (qtd. in Kenen 47)
Levy, Mark, and Stacy Sabraw. "Understanding Postpartum Depression." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 59-67. Print.
In the article written by Mark Levy and Stacy Sabraw a rare and unpopular case of depression is discussed, postpartum depression. This is the case where after a women gives birth she experiences mild depression within the year that she gives birth, another name for it is “baby blues.” The source provides you with past cases of extreme and mild cases of postpartum depression; in addition it lists symptoms and treatments. The information is relevant in the case that it shows another example of depression and the effect it can have on a woman. “Twelve to 16 percent of women experience PPD (Postpartum depression), which results in feelings of despondency, inadequacy as a mother, impaired concentration or memory and/or loss of interest or pleasure on activities.” (Levy and Sabraw 61)
Myers, David G. "Mood Disorders." Myers' Psychology for AP. New York, NY: Worth, 2011. 579-89. Print.
The section of the book “Mood Disorders” covers the science, the different perspectives, provides facts, and goes over the cycles of depression. The section goes over the biochemical influences in depression such as how lack of serotonin and norepinephrine are found in the brain of people who are depressed and make a connection to how some medications work. For instance antidepressants often relieve depression by increasing serotonin. (586) The book also contributes a description toward the behavioral and social-cognitive perspective of depression. While a behavior perspective looks at the genetics and the brain a social-cognitive perspective will look at thoughts and situations. (583, 586)
NIMHgov. "Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Depression." YouTube. YouTube, 29 July 2009. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlNCavst2EU>.
Within the video they explain some of the symptoms of depression and the effects it can have on a person’s daily life. An example from the video provided would be how a man claimed not to have gone to his college classes and gained weight. (0:52-0:57)The video also gives information on an effective therapy used to treat depression, cognitive behavioral therapy. In terms of relevance it covers several symptoms that can be found in depression and two commonly used methods of recovering from depression. The video adds knowledge as to how depression is capable of affecting a person’s everyday life and how not everyone displays the same symptoms.
Strock, Margaret. "Depression Is a Serious Mental Illness." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 15-23. Print.
In Margret Strocks excerpt she discusses a variety of factors when it comes to depression in women, men, children and the elderly. She goes into detail on how each category may experience depression and how they become diagnosed. Such as listing statistics on how men are less likely to suffer from depression but, are more likely to commit suicide. The information Margret provides is relevant to the topic of depression on account that it gives a better idea on how depression may affect specific genders and age ranges as well as providing ideas on how to get help. Such as for depression in the elderly she says “Psychotherapy is also useful in older patients who cannot or will not take medication.” (Strock 22)
Szalavitz, Maia. "How Childhood Trauma May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Addiction, Depression | TIME.com." Time. Time, 1 Aug. 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/01/how-childhood-trauma-may-make-the-brain-vulnerable-to-addiction-depression/>.
Maia Szalavitz composed an article for TIME under the Health section around a study that connected childhood trauma with depression and possible vulnerability to addictions such as alcohol and drugs. Within the study teenagers who have been through childhood trauma (independent variable) such as the loss of a loved one and witnessing domestic violence are compared to teens who have no history of major trauma (control group). They meet every few months after a specified period of time and have various brain regions checked out in order to see what part of the brain is affected or being affected. The article covers more on the science behind depression rather than the symptoms.
Professor Syretta Massey Jimenez
English 1101 MWF 11 a.m.
2 November 2012
Depression
"Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA." Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. <http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression>.
The information on Depression provided on Understanding the Facts provides a broad overview on the three types of depression that exist and a small comparison to anxiety disorders. There are also various links to per sonal stories and in depth articles in case a person wants to read more about specific parts of depression, such as bipolar disorder. The source is helpful in which it provides a simplified explanation to depression and clarifies the differences between each type of depression. It is relevant on account that the information specified has to do with what depression is and how it can occur.
Healy, David. "The History of Antidepressants." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 135-45. Print.
In the excerpt of David Healy’s book, Let Them Eat Prozac he covers a brief history of antidepressants used over the years. It goes over the uses of alcohol all the way to modern antidepressants such as Prozac; David even providing a description of the issues and debates of their usage. The excerpt is relevant on account that it provides background information on methods used to treat depression over the years. “The most common treatment of the condition was sedation. Opiates or alcohol had been the sedative of choice through the nineteenth century. Bromides and barbiturates replaced these in the first half of the twentieth century” (Healy 135).
Kenen, Joanne. "Depression and Suicide." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 46-58. Print.
In the article Joanne Kenen describes Gordon Smith a Senator’s story on how his son was depressed and committed suicide. The article shows the toll and effort depression can take out on a family. Senator Smith’s son Garrett appeared to be suffering from depression all his life and even with all the therapy, medication and love his father provided for him he ended up committing suicide. “He described how Garrett in his teens and twenties, had experienced episodes of depression that “filled his spirit with hopelessness and clouded his future in darkness. He saw only despair ahead and felt only pain in the present, pain and despair so potent that he saw suicide as a refuge, a release.” ” (qtd. in Kenen 47)
Levy, Mark, and Stacy Sabraw. "Understanding Postpartum Depression." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 59-67. Print.
In the article written by Mark Levy and Stacy Sabraw a rare and unpopular case of depression is discussed, postpartum depression. This is the case where after a women gives birth she experiences mild depression within the year that she gives birth, another name for it is “baby blues.” The source provides you with past cases of extreme and mild cases of postpartum depression; in addition it lists symptoms and treatments. The information is relevant in the case that it shows another example of depression and the effect it can have on a woman. “Twelve to 16 percent of women experience PPD (Postpartum depression), which results in feelings of despondency, inadequacy as a mother, impaired concentration or memory and/or loss of interest or pleasure on activities.” (Levy and Sabraw 61)
Myers, David G. "Mood Disorders." Myers' Psychology for AP. New York, NY: Worth, 2011. 579-89. Print.
The section of the book “Mood Disorders” covers the science, the different perspectives, provides facts, and goes over the cycles of depression. The section goes over the biochemical influences in depression such as how lack of serotonin and norepinephrine are found in the brain of people who are depressed and make a connection to how some medications work. For instance antidepressants often relieve depression by increasing serotonin. (586) The book also contributes a description toward the behavioral and social-cognitive perspective of depression. While a behavior perspective looks at the genetics and the brain a social-cognitive perspective will look at thoughts and situations. (583, 586)
NIMHgov. "Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Depression." YouTube. YouTube, 29 July 2009. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlNCavst2EU>.
Within the video they explain some of the symptoms of depression and the effects it can have on a person’s daily life. An example from the video provided would be how a man claimed not to have gone to his college classes and gained weight. (0:52-0:57)The video also gives information on an effective therapy used to treat depression, cognitive behavioral therapy. In terms of relevance it covers several symptoms that can be found in depression and two commonly used methods of recovering from depression. The video adds knowledge as to how depression is capable of affecting a person’s everyday life and how not everyone displays the same symptoms.
Strock, Margaret. "Depression Is a Serious Mental Illness." Ed. Emma Carlson. Berne. Depression. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 15-23. Print.
In Margret Strocks excerpt she discusses a variety of factors when it comes to depression in women, men, children and the elderly. She goes into detail on how each category may experience depression and how they become diagnosed. Such as listing statistics on how men are less likely to suffer from depression but, are more likely to commit suicide. The information Margret provides is relevant to the topic of depression on account that it gives a better idea on how depression may affect specific genders and age ranges as well as providing ideas on how to get help. Such as for depression in the elderly she says “Psychotherapy is also useful in older patients who cannot or will not take medication.” (Strock 22)
Szalavitz, Maia. "How Childhood Trauma May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Addiction, Depression | TIME.com." Time. Time, 1 Aug. 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/01/how-childhood-trauma-may-make-the-brain-vulnerable-to-addiction-depression/>.
Maia Szalavitz composed an article for TIME under the Health section around a study that connected childhood trauma with depression and possible vulnerability to addictions such as alcohol and drugs. Within the study teenagers who have been through childhood trauma (independent variable) such as the loss of a loved one and witnessing domestic violence are compared to teens who have no history of major trauma (control group). They meet every few months after a specified period of time and have various brain regions checked out in order to see what part of the brain is affected or being affected. The article covers more on the science behind depression rather than the symptoms.
Figure 1
Barba, Kevin . trapped inside. 2009. flickrWeb. 14 Nov 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/monstarart/3175398334/in/faves-epicuriouseliane/>.
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Photo Credit: the name is Josh's/Flickr. N.d. Michigan Student AffairsWeb. 14 Nov 2012. <http://mitalk.umich.edu/article/16>.
Barba, Kevin . trapped inside. 2009. flickrWeb. 14 Nov 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/monstarart/3175398334/in/faves-epicuriouseliane/>.
Figure 2
Photo Credit: the name is Josh's/Flickr. N.d. Michigan Student AffairsWeb. 14 Nov 2012. <http://mitalk.umich.edu/article/16>.