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Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives is the only book currently available that integrates psychological theories and the latest research findings with clinical recommendations for working with men who are suffering from depression. This volume covers a wide range of topics and issues that relate to men and depression, including: assessment of male depression; statistics on depression in men; theories to explain depression in men; treating depression in men with both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; the interrelation of grief, loss, trauma, and depression in men; the problem of suicide and how to assess and treat suicide risk in men; and prospects for future work in this important area.This is a unique reference and practical guide that integrates and evaluates research and clinical practice relating to the diagnosis and treatment of men with depression. The volume explores why men are underdiagnosed and undertreated for mood disorders and provides the clinician with practical guidelines for conceptualizing a treatment plan for men with depression.

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This is an extremely thoughtful analysis of the ways men express and experience depression, and the causes of depression in men. Cochran and Rabinowitz mix careful scholarship with clinical insights and vignettes. This book will be helpful both for clinicians and for researchers concerned with the special issues of men and depression. --SUSAN NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Director, Gender and Mental Health Program, University of Michigan A much needed volume for a sorely understudied topic. Indeed, according to the stereotypes that define manhood, men and depression would be considered by some to be an oxymoron. As Drs. Cochran and Rabinowitz so clearly demonstrate, such stereotypes often prevent men from seeking help for depression, contributing to their greater likelihood of committing suicide. Men and Depression is a vital resource for the clinician providing the most up-to-date information on the recognition, variation, diagnosis and treatment of depression in men. --RONALD F. LEVANT, Ed.D., ABPP Co-Author, Masculinity Reconstructed, Dean, Psychology, Nova Southeastern University This is an excellent book! Readable and informative, it provides a comprehensive review of the literature on male depression--a condition often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. The authors review the ways in which the role of cultural expectations can make it difficult for men to understand and accept depressed feelings and the pressure from society not to admit to them. They suggest that the underestimation of male depression rates occurs because depression often disguises itself as alcoholism, anti-social behavior or somatic symptoms. Somatization increases the risk of mistaken diagnoses by physicians and delayed recovery from illness or surgery. The authors also present the encouraging information that response to therapeutic interventions is equal for depressed males and females and provide practical information regarding risk of suicide, guidelines for assessing suicide risk, and the extent to which psychotropic drugs can affect sexuality. I would recommend this book highly for anyone facing the problem of male depression in their daily practice. --JUNE B. PIMM, Ph.D., University of Miami School of Medicine and Co-author, Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression This is the most comprehensive book to date on this subject. Drs. Cochran and Rabinowitz present an integrative approach to understanding depression in men that is both scholarly and clinically relevant. An essential read for anyone who works with male patients. --SUSAN G. KORNSTEIN, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University

"""This is an extremely thoughtful analysis of the ways men express and experience depression, and the causes of depression in men. Cochran and Rabinowitz mix careful scholarship with clinical insights and vignettes. This book will be helpful both for clinicians and for researchers concerned with the special issues of men and depression."" --SUSAN NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Director, Gender and Mental Health Program, University of Michigan ""A much needed volume for a sorely understudied topic. Indeed, according to the stereotypes that define manhood, ""men and depression"" would be considered by some to be an oxymoron. As Drs. Cochran and Rabinowitz so clearly demonstrate, such stereotypes often prevent men from seeking help for depression, contributing to their greater likelihood of committing suicide. Men and Depression is a vital resource for the clinician providing the most up-to-date information on the recognition, variation, diagnosis and treatment of depression in men."" --RONALD F. LEVANT, Ed.D., ABPP Co-Author, Masculinity Reconstructed, Dean, Psychology, Nova Southeastern University ""This is an excellent book! Readable and informative, it provides a comprehensive review of the literature on male depression--a condition often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. The authors review the ways in which the role of cultural expectations can make it difficult for men to understand and accept depressed feelings and the pressure from society not to admit to them. They suggest that the underestimation of male depression rates occurs because depression often disguises itself as alcoholism, anti-social behavior or somatic symptoms. Somatization increases the risk of mistaken diagnoses by physicians and delayed recovery from illness or surgery. The authors also present the encouraging information that response to therapeutic interventions is equal for depressed males and females and provide practical information regarding risk of suicide, guidelines for assessing suicide risk, and the extent to which psychotropic drugs can affect sexuality. I would recommend this book highly for anyone facing the problem of male depression in their daily practice."" --JUNE B. PIMM, Ph.D., University of Miami School of Medicine and Co-author, Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression ""This is the most comprehensive book to date on this subject. Drs. Cochran and Rabinowitz present an integrative approach to understanding depression in men that is both scholarly and clinically relevant. An essential read for anyone who works with male patients."" --SUSAN G. KORNSTEIN, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University"

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"Sam V. Cochran received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1983. He is currently Assistant Director of the University Counseling Service and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He conducts a private practice of individual psychotherapy that focuses almost exclusively on treating men for depression, relationship difficulties, and male gender-role concerns. He has authored and co-authored a number of publications related to men's issues, including a book, ""Man Alive: A Primer of Men's Issues"" with his co-author, Dr. Fred Rabinowitz. He is currently Recording Secretary for the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity of the American Psychological Association and co-chair of its Task Force on Men and Depression. Fredric E. Rabinowitz, Ph.D., received his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1984. He began his professorship at the University of Redlands in 1984 and has been there ever since, currently as a full professor of Psychology. Dr. Rabinowitz has developed a private psychotherapy practice that focuses mainly on the issues of men and has co-led a men's group in Redlands since 1987. He has presented extensively on men and psychotherapy and has written and co-written many articles on the topic. He and his co-author, Sam V. Cochran, wrote a book titled Man Alive: A Primer of Men's Issues in 1994 that was published by Brooks/Cole. He has received the Outstanding Teaching Award and Professor of the Year awards at the University of Redlands. Dr. Rabinowitz has served several years as the Department Chair and has also been the Mental Health Director of a local community mental health center."

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