Behavioral Neurobiology of Depression and Its Treatment

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Cowen, Philip J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sharp, Trevor (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lau, Jennifer Y. F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 14
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Psychiatry.; Psychopharmacology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

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 molec...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part 1. Phenotypic features.- Classification of mood disorders. Developmental aspects of depression. Animal models of depression vulnerability. Genetic mouse models of depression.- Part 2. Cellular and Molecular Basis
• The Genetic basis of depression. Neurochemical Imaging and Depressive Behaviours. Inflammation and Depression. Major Depression: A Role for Hippocampal Neurogenesis? Neurobiological Markers of Familial Risk for Depression.- Part 3. Cognitive accounts.- Emotional Processing and Antidepressant Action. What Can Fear and Reward Learning Teach Us About Depression? The Use of Cognitive Bias Modification and Imagery in the Understanding and Treatment of Depression.- Part 4. Treatment.- Pharmacological Treatment of Unipolar Depression. New Approaches in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Antidepressant Action. Neurosurgical treatments of depression - clinical and preclinical studies.