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Neurobiology of Mood

3 Dec 2010

“Depression: From Psychopathology to Pharmacotherapy” edited by Dr John F. Cryan, Senior Lecturer in School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Principal Investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) along with Professor Brian E. Leonard Emeritus Professor NUI Galway has just been published by Karger Press ISBN: 978-3-8055-9605-3.

Major depression represents one of the most common and proliferating health problems worldwide. The World Health Organisation predicts that it will be the second most prevalent cause of illness-induced disability by 2020 . Despite the availability of antidepressants for over 40 years, a substantial proportion of depressed patients do not respond adequately to treatment. This lack of response contributes to physical ill-health and psychiatric morbidity, often resulting in premature death of the depressed patient. The purpose of this volume is to consider the possible reasons for the limitations of the currently available antidepressants, to examine the advances in our understanding of the psychopathology of depression and how such knowledge may assist in the discovery of new methods of treatment. Leading international experts in this field discuss the possible underlying reasons for depression and limitations of current antidepressants. Opportunities for novel therapeutic approaches to dysfunctional circadian rhythms and mood disorders as well as current status and future perspectives for optimising antidepressant management of depression are reviewed.

This publication illustrates the breadth of the latest research from molecular pathways to clinical research and is valuable reading for psychiatrists, neuroscientists and pharmacologists.

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