Depression is frequently associated with other psychiatric disorders and is often related to chronic health problems. Depressive symptoms are also common in chronically distressed close relationships and severe interpersonal difficulties in families and at work. The topic of depressive comorbidity is clearly very important, and while recent research in this area has been methodologically sophisticated, well presented, and inherently interesting, there has not been a comprehensive, academic resource that covers recent developments in this area. The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity brings together scholarly contributions from world-class researchers to present a careful and empirically based review of depressive comorbidity. Cutting-edge chapters address theory, research, and practice, while capturing the diversity, evidence-base, and importance of depressive comorbidity. Specific topics include the comorbidity between depression and PTSD, alcohol use, and eating, anxiety, panic, bipolar, personality, and sleep disorders, as well as schizophrenia, suicide, cardiovascular disease, cancer, pain, obesity, intimate relationships, and many more. The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity is a unique and much-needed resource that will be helpful to a broad range of researchers and practitioners including clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, marital and family therapists, social workers, and counselors working in mental-health and general health-care settings, as well as students in these areas.

C. Steven Richards, PhD, is a professor of psychology and director of graduate studies at Texas Tech University. His primary research interests include depression, relapse prevention, comorbidity, self-control, and health psychology. Michael W. O'Hara, PhD, is a professor of psychology, Starch faculty fellow, and director of clinical training at the University of Iowa. His primary research interests include depression, interpersonal psychotherapy, women's health promotion, postpartum depression, comorbidity, health psychology, and several issues in psychological assessment.

1. Introduction C. Steven Richards and Michael W. O'Hara 2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) Thomas A. Widiger and Whitney L. Gore 3. From Comorbidity to Constructs: Recurring and Emergent Issues in Modeling Comorbidity Kristian E. Markon 4. Examining the Comorbidity between Depression and the Anxiety Disorders From the Perspective of the Quadripartite Model David Watson and Sara M. Stasik 5. Depressive Disorders, Comorbidity Issues, and Assessment Strategies Nicholas R. Eaton and Robert F. Krueger 6. Depression and Comorbidity with Panic Disorder Natalie Castriotta and Michelle G. Craske 7. Depression and PTSD Comorbidity Lisa M. Najavits and Nicole M. Capezza 8. Comorbidity of Social Anxiety Disorder and Depression Julia K. Langer and Thomas L. Rodebaugh 9. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Susan Mineka, Deepika Anand, and Jennifer A. Sumner 10. Depression and Alcohol Use Katie Witkiewitz and Connie Stauffer 11. Eating Disorders Pamela K. Keel and Lauren A. Holland 12. Comorbidity of Depression and Conduct Disorder Deborah M. Capaldi and Hyoun K. Kim 13. Depression and Comorbidity: Personality Disorder Daniel N. Klein, Sara J. Bufferd, Eunyoe Ro, and Lee Anna Clark 14. Sexual Dysfunction Jamie Feldman and Karin Larsen 15. Schizophrenia Alex S. Cohen, Dallas A. Callaway, and Tracey L. Auster 16. Suicide Kelly C. Cukrowicz and Erin K. Poindexter 17. Comorbidity of Bipolar Disorder and Depression Eric Youngstrom and Anna Van Meter 18. Depression and Cardiovascular Diseases Jerry Suls and Karina W. Davidson 19. Cancer and Depression Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Lauren M. Greenberg, and Kristin Salber 20. Pain Daniela Roditi, Lori B. Waxenberg, and Michael E. Robinson 21. Obesity Gareth R. Dutton and Belinda L. Needham 22. Sleep Disorders and Depression Colleen E. Carney and Taryn G. Moss 23. Multiple Sclerosis Laura M. Hancock, Jared M. Bruce, and Sharon G. Lynch 24. HIV/AIDS and Depression Aaron J. Blashill, Janna R. Gordon, Matthew J. Mimiaga, and Steven A. Safren 25. Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Context for Comorbidity Alan J. Christensen, Julia R. Van Liew, and Quinn D. Kellerman 26. Depression in Dementia Syndromes Jessica A. Brommelhoff 27. Women's Health: Comorbidity of Depression and Type 2 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis Melissa M. Buttner and Michael W. O'Hara 28. Intimate Relationships Catherine B. Stroud, Brian A. Feinstein, Vickie Bhatia, Rachel Hershenberg, and Joanne Davila 29. Family Relationships, Emotional Processes, and Adolescent Depression Jamie L. Abaied and Karen D. Rudolph 30. Perinatal Depression Jennifer N. Felder, Abigail M. Lindemann, and Sona Dimidjian 31. Multidisciplinary treatments and medications for depressive disorders and comorbidity Robert H. Howland 32. The Role of Community and Home-based Interventions in Late Life Depression Laura N. Gitlin 33. Treatment of Depressive Disorders and Comorbidity in Ethnic Minority Groups Huynh-Nhu Le, Rhonda C. Boyd, and Ma. Asunción Lara 34. Psychosocial Interventions for Depressed Breast Cancer Patients Derek R. Hopko, Crystal C. McIndoo, Michael Gawrysiak, and Stevie Grassetti 35. Cognitive Therapy for Comorbid Depression Mark A. Whisman and Daniel BE 36. The Big Picture Ronald C. Kessler, Kate M. Scott, Victoria Shahly, and Alan M. Zaslavsky 37. Epilogue Michael W. O'Hara and C. Steven Richards