Biology of Depressive Disorders. Part B: Subtypes of Depression and Comorbid Disorders (The Depressive Illness Series)

Mann, J. John (Editor) / Kupfer, David J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1475795033 / ISBN 13: 9781475795035

Published by Springer, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biology of Depressive Disorders. Part B: Subtypes of Depression and Comorbid Disorders (The Depressive Illness Series)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475795033
• ISBN 13: 9781475795035
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume is the fourth in a series on depressive illness. The first volume, entitled Phenomenology of Depressive Illness, is devoted to a de- scription of depressive illness from a variety of perspectives that include that of the patient, the clinician, and the psychiatric researcher. It de- scribes the major subtypes of depressive illness and places them in the context of the life cycle. The second volume in this series is entitled Models of Depres- sive Disorders: Psychological, Biological, and Genetic Perspectives. This volume describes several major models of depressive disorders, in- cluding genetic, cognitive, interpersonal, intrapsychic, and neurobio- logical models. The third and fourth volumes deal with the biology of affective disorders in detail. These volumes are distinguished by a triaxial ap- proach. In Volume III the biology of affective disorders is described from the perspective of individual transmitter systems and neurophysio- logic and biologic processes. In Volume IV the biology of depression is addressed from the vantage point of symptom components of de- pression, and similarities and differences in the biology of depression are described compared to other psychiatric disorders with clini- cally overlapping features such as anxiety disorders or eating disor- ders. The effects on biology of comorbid conditions such as anxiety, personality disorders, alcoholism, and eating disorders are reviewed.