Depressive disorders are among the most common diseases in Western industrialized countries. Despite a wide range of outpatient and in-patient treatment options, depressive disorders are still often not correctly diagnosed and are treated too late, and the individuals affected often do not benefit from therapy over the longer term. This volume explains current sociological, psychodynamic and neuroscientific models, as well as the latest research findings, on the development of depression and presents effective psychotherapeutic procedures.

Dr. Claudia Henke is Senior Physician at the Psychiatric Clinic in Münsterlingen. Prof. Dorothea Huber is Chief Physician in the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at Harlaching Hospital in Munich and is a professor at the International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin. Adjunct Prof. Gerhard Dammann is Chief Physician at the Psychiatric Clinic in Münsterlingen. Adjunct Prof. Bernhard Grimmer is Chief Psychologist at the Psychiatric Clinic in Münsterlingen.