The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook Of Mood Disorders - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 158562151X ISBN 13: 9781585621514

Casa editrice: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Psychiatrists and other mental health care and medical professionals can now turn to a truly authoritative, up-to-date reference for current information about mood disorders. The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Mood Disorders -- including a wealth of illustrations, tables and references -- presents the state of the art in diagnosis, psychobiology, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy across the vast spectrum of mood disorders: Symptomatology and Epidemiology: historical aspects and social underpinnings of mood disorders, classification and rating scales, and global burden Pathogenesis: neurochemistry and psychoneuroendocrinology, cognitive processing models (experimental cognitive research), and evolutionary explanations Methods of Investigation:anatomical pathology, molecular and cellular neurobiology of severe mood disorders, and genetics of bipolar and unipolar disorders Types of Mood Disorder: psychotic depression, seasonal affective disorder, secondary depression with medical illness, major depression seen in primary care, and substance abuse, and sleep disorders Treatments: pharmacotherapy, brain stimulation techniques, and psychotherapies Pertinent Factors: personality, culture, and gender

Offering a fascinating synthesis of the multifaceted field of mood disorders, the richly informative American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Mood Disorders will prove invaluable for psychiatric and medical practitioners, educators, students, and residents interested in the latest breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of mood disorders.

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L'autore:

Dan J. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and also has an affiliation with the University of Florida, Gainesville.

David J. Kupfer, M.D., is Thomas Detre Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., is Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Professor and Chairman in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

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Psychiatrists and other mental health care and medical professionals can now turn to a truly authoritative, up-to-date reference for current information about mood disorders. The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Mood Disorders presents the state of the art in diagnosis, psychobiology, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy across the vast spectrum of mood disorders, from historical perspectives, rating scales and cultural, gender, and age differences, to neurochemistry and cutting-edge treatments in augmentation strategies and brain stimulation.

In 43 chapters, more than 80 worldwide contributors examine multiple aspects of mood disorders, including symptomatology and epidemiology; pathogenesis; methods of investigation; somatic interventions; psychotherapy; integrative management; subtypes such as seasonal affective disorder, dysthymia, pediatric and geriatric mood disorders, and psychotic depression; and pertinent issues such as culture, gender, personality, medical illness, management in primary care, substance use, and sleep.

Offering a fascinating synthesis of this multifaceted field, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Mood Disorders will prove invaluable for psychiatric and medical practitioners, educators, students, and residents interested in the latest breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of mood disorders.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 158562151X
• ISBN 13: 9781585621514
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 278
• Redattore: Stein Dan J., Kupfer David J., Schatzberg Alan F.