Depression and Drugs The Neurobehavioral Structure of a Psychological Storm /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Katz, Martin M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Neuropsychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.

In the 1950s, psychiatric "miracle drugs" revolutionized the treatment of depression, improving the quality of life of countless patients. Over half a century and millions of prescriptions later, advances in brain structure, neurochemistry, and genetics are providing clues to the mechanism...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Uncovering the Interaction of Chemistry and Behavior in Depression: Dimensions vs. Diagnosis in Structuring Research
• Depression is a “Storm” not a Lowering of Spirit: The Experience of the Severe Depressed State
• “Rashomon” and the Componential Approach to Developing Measures of Mood and Behavior
• Dimensions of Depression: The Conflictual Structure of the Depressed State
• False Assumptions: The Multidimensional Quality and its Relationships to Functioning of the Central Nervous System
• Testing New Hypotheses about Neurochemistry, Depression and Drugs
• Developing a More Effective and More Efficient Clinical Trial Model
• Elaboration of the New Theory of Depression and Conclusions
• Postscript
• Appendix 1 The Multivantaged (MV) Assessment Methods
• Appendix 2 The Video Interview Behavior Evaluation Scales (VIBES).