American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Mood Disorders

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.