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Biological Aspects of Affective Disorders

A volume in Neuroscience Perspectives

Book1991

Edited by:

R.W. Horton and C.L.E. Katona

Biological Aspects of Affective Disorders

A volume in Neuroscience Perspectives

Book1991

 

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Edited by:

R.W. Horton and C.L.E. Katona

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Biological research in the affective disorders has been an international growth industry for several years. Biological Aspects of Affective Disorders is a comprehensive introductio ... read full description

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    CHAPTER 1 - CLASSIFICATION OF AFFECTIVE AND RELATED PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

    Sir Martin Roth

    Pages 1-46

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    CHAPTER 2 - PHYSICAL TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION

    Stephen Merson and Peter Tyrer

    Pages 47-76

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    CHAPTER 3 - EVOLUTION OF THE MONOAMINE HYPOTHESES OF DEPRESSION

    James C. Pryor and Fridolin Sulser

    Pages 77-94

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    CHAPTER 4 - PERIPHERAL MARKERS IN AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

    J.M. Elliott

    Pages 95-144

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    CHAPTER 5 - NEUROENDOCRINE CHALLENGE TESTS IN AFFECTIVE DISORDERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS

    Pedro L. Delgado and Dennis S. Charney

    Pages 145-190

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    CHAPTER 6 - POST-MORTEM STUDIES OF NEUROTRANSMITTER BIOCHEMISTRY IN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

    S.C. Cheetham, CLE. Katona and R.W. Horton

    Pages 191-221

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    CHAPTER 7 - BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

    Janis L. Anderson and Anna Wirz-Justice

    Pages 223-269

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    CHAPTER 8 - MANIA

    Trevor Silverstone

    Pages 271-303

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    CHAPTER 9 - GENETIC ASPECTS OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

    Larry Rifkin and Hugh Gurling

    Pages 305-334

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    Index

    Pages 335-359

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Biological research in the affective disorders has been an international growth industry for several years. Biological Aspects of Affective Disorders is a comprehensive introduction to the biochemical, pharmacological, and genetic aspects constituting the abnormalities that may underline the diseases of depression and mania, together with the current understanding of the clinical features and management of affected patients.It will be of great value especially to young researchers from all disciplines contributing to this area and to trainee psychiatrists.

Biological research in the affective disorders has been an international growth industry for several years. Biological Aspects of Affective Disorders is a comprehensive introduction to the biochemical, pharmacological, and genetic aspects constituting the abnormalities that may underline the diseases of depression and mania, together with the current understanding of the clinical features and management of affected patients.It will be of great value especially to young researchers from all disciplines contributing to this area and to trainee psychiatrists.

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978-0-12-356510-5

Language

English

Published

1991

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Copyright © 1991 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Editors

R.W. Horton

Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

C.L.E. Katona

Department of Psychiatry, University College & Middlesex School of Medicine, London, UK