Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders

Jay D Amsterdam editor Mady Hornig editor Andrew A Nierenberg editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Oct '07

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This timely book assesses all aspects of treatment-resistant depression and will be invaluable to professionals.

A substantial proportion of patients suffering from depression fail to respond to antidepressants, yet there is little published information available to clinicians for diagnosis and management of treatment-resistant depression. This timely book gives a critical assessment of all aspects of treatment and will be invaluable to clinicians and professionals.While antidepressants have helped millions worldwide, a substantial proportion of patients fail to respond or remit. There is little published information available to clinicians for diagnosis and management of treatment-resistant depression, so they have had to make difficult decisions about treatment options with very limited data. The editors and their internationally distinguished team of contributors have set out to address this problem, giving a critical assessment of all aspects of treatment-resistant depression: causes, epidemiology, comorbidity, evaluation and treatment. This timely book will be invaluable to clinicians, neuroscientists, researchers and graduate students.

'The excellence of this book is the section on special patient populations. They are all extremely well covered … This book will be valuable for researchers, academics who are interested in the scholarly reviews and algorithms of treatments, clinicians with special interest in affective disorders, and any clinician who would like a valuable resource book in their library.' International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
'The book is strong on the psychological aspects and it is pleasing to note that dysthymia - a difficult concept in relation to these disorders - is sensibly handled, as this has often caused confusion in the US/UK literature.' British Journal of Psychiatry
'It is a good description of current thinking and a useful book to have for reference text.' Journal of Psychosomatic Research

ISBN: 9780521041812

Dimensions: 245mm x 169mm x 27mm

Weight: 885g

556 pages