Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction / Ian H. Gotlib and Constance L. Hammen -- Epidemiology of depression / Ronald C. Kessler ... [and 5 others] -- Assessment of depression / Arthur M. Nezu ...[and 3 others] -- Methodological issues in the study of depression / Rick E. Ingram, Greg J. Siegle, and Dana Steidtmann -- Course of depression : persistence and recurrence / Daniel N. Klein and Anna E.S. Allmann -- Cormorbidity of unipolar depressive and anxiety disorders / Susan Mineka and Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn -- Emotional functioning in depression / Jonathan Rottenberg and Lauren M. Bylsma -- Depression and medical illness / Kenneth E. Freedland and Robert M. Carney -- Features and course of bipolar disorder / Eric Youngstrom and Guillermo Perez Algorta -- The genetics of mood disorders / Jennifer Y.F. Lau ... [and 3 others] -- Neurobiological aspects of depression / Michael E. Thase, Chang-Gyu Hahn, and Olivier Berton -- Neuroimaging approaches to the study of major depressive disorder : from regions to circuits / Diego A. Pizzagalli and Michael T. Treadway -- Early adverse experiences and depression / Sherryl H. Goodman and Cara M. Lusby -- Children of parents with depression / Ian H. Gotlib and Natalie L. Colich -- Cognitive aspects of depression / Jutta Joormann and Kimberly Arditte -- Depression and interpersonal processes / Constance L. Hammen and Josephine Shih -- The social environment and depression : the roles of life stress / Scott M. Monroe, George M. Slavich, and Katholiki Georgiades -- Risk factors for bipolar disorder / Sheri L. Johnson, Amy K. Cuellar, and Andrew D. Peckham -- Understanding depression across cultural contexts / Yulia E. Chentsova-Dutton, Andrew G. Ryder, and Jeanne Tsai -- Gender differences in depression / Lori M. Hilt and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema -- Depression in children / Brandon E. Gibb -- Depression in adolescents / Karen D. Rudolph and Megan Flynn -- Depression in couples and families / Joanne Davila, Catherine B. Stroud, and Lisa R. Starr -- Depression in later life : epidemiology, assessment, impact, and treatment / Dan G. Blazer and Celia F. Hybels -- Depression and suicide / Matthew K. Nock ... [and 3 others] -- Major depression can be prevented : implications for research and practice / Ricardo F. Mu�noz ... [and 4 others] -- Pharmacotherapy and other somatic treatments for depression / Michael J. Gitlin -- Cognitive and behavioral treatment of depression / Steven D. Hollon and Sona Dimidjian -- Pharmacotherapy and psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder / David J. Miklowitz -- Couple, parenting, and interpersonal therapies for depression in adults : toward common clinical guidelines within a stress-generation framework / Steven R.H. Beach, Mark A. Whisman, and Guy Bodenmann -- Biological and psychosocial intervention for depression in children and adolescents / Nadine J. Kaslow, Marissa N. Petersen-Coleman, and Ashley Maehr Alexander -- Closing comments and future directions / Constance L. Hammen and Ian H. Gotlib.