BookPhilip J. Cowen, Trevor Sharp, Jennifer Y. F. Lau, editors.
Summary: The book highlights important new research using current state-of-the-art approaches by prominent researchers in the field of depression. A broad range of topics is covered, beginning with a description of the phenotypic features of clinical depression, followed by chapters on the cellular and molecular basis, functional neuroimaging correlates and information-processing accounts. Finally, existing and novel treatment approaches are covered. In this way the volume brings together the key disciplines involved in the neurobiological understanding of depression to provide an update of the field and outlook to the future. Together, the volume chapters provide focused and critical reviews that span a broad range of topics suitable for both students and established investigators interested in the present state of depression research.
Contents:
Classification of Depressive Disorders / Phillip J. Cowen
Developmental Aspects of Mood Disorders / Jennifer Y. F. Lau
Animal Models of Depression Vulnerability / Jaanus Harro
Genetic Mouse Models of Depression / Christopher Barkus
The Genetic Basis of Depression / Karen Hodgson, Peter McGuffin
Neurochemical Imaging and Depressive Behaviours / Jeffrey H. Meyer
Inflammation and Depression / Patricia A. Zunszain, Nilay Hepgul
Major Depression: A Role for Hippocampal Neurogenesis? / Margherita M. Lee, Andreas Reif
Neurobiological Markers of Familial Risk for Depression / Lara C. Foland-Ross, Michael G. Hardin
Emotional Processing and Antidepressant Action / Catherine J. Harmer
What Can Fear and Reward Learning Teach Us About Depression? / Katherine A. Collins, Daniela Schiller
The Use of Cognitive Bias Modification and Imagery in the Understanding and Treatment of Depression / Michael Browning, Simon E. Blackwell
Pharmacological Treatment of Unipolar Depression / Ian M. Anderson
New Approaches in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression / Kate E. A. Saunders, G. M. Goodwin
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Antidepressant Action / Trevor Sharp
Neurosurgical Treatments of Depression / Yasin Temel, Lee Wei Lim.