Mood Disorders Toward a New Psychobiology

Mood Disorders Toward a New Psychobiology / by Peter C. Whybrow, Hagop S. Akiskal, William T. McKinney Jr.

In this book we present a conceptually integrated approach to disorders of mood. These disorders are defined narrowly as the clinical syndromes of mania and melancholia. The latter is our particular focus, for the simple reason that it is more common and thus more is known about it. Our approach owe...

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Main Authors: Whybrow, Peter C. (Author), Akiskal, Hagop S. (Author), McKinney Jr., William T. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1984.
Edition:1st ed. 1984.
Series:Critical Issues in Psychiatry
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychiatry.
Neurosciences.
Clinical psychology.
Neuropsychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Overview, History, and Classification of Mood Disorders
  • 1. Mood Disorders: An Introduction
  • 2. Mood Disorders: Historical Perspective and Current Models of Explanation
  • 3. Clinical and Familial Subtypes of Mood Disorders: Observation, Opinion, and Purpose
  • II. Elements of Present Knowledge
  • 4. Attachment and Loss
  • 5. The Meaning of Loss: Psychoanalytic Explorations
  • 6. The Neurobiological Foundations of Behavior: Environmental Challenge and Response
  • 7. The Emerging Neurobiology of Mood Disorder
  • III. Toward a Synthesis
  • 8. Theoretical Aspects of Living Systems: Philosophical Pitfalls and Dynamic Constructs
  • 9. Toward a Psychobiological Integration: Affective Illness as a Final Common Path to Adaptive Failure
  • 10. Implications for Clinical Practice, Training, and Research
  • Author Index.

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