Behavioral Neurobiology of Depression and Its Treatment

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cowen, Philip J. (Editor), Sharp, Trevor. (Editor), Lau, Jennifer Y. F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 14
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35425-0
Table of Contents:
  • 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.