Behavioral Neurobiology of Depression and Its Treatment (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences Book 14)

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 Molecular Basis, Functional Neuroimaging Correlates And Information-processing Accounts. Finally, Existing And Novel Treatment Approaches Are Covered. In This Way The Volume Brings Together The Key Disciplines Involved In The Neurobiological Understanding Of Depression To Provide An Update Of The Field And Outlook To The Future. Together, The Volume Chapters Provide Focused And Critical Reviews That Span A Broad Range Of Topics Suitable For Both Students And Established Investigators Interested In The Present State Of Depression Research. 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. Edited By Philip J. Cowen, Trevor Sharp, Jennifer Y. F. Lau. Front Matter....Pages i-x Classification of Depressive Disorders....Pages 3-13 Developmental Aspects of Mood Disorders....Pages 15-27 Animal Models of Depression Vulnerability....Pages 29-54 Genetic Mouse Models of Depression....Pages 55-78 The Genetic Basis of Depression....Pages 81-99 Neurochemical Imaging and Depressive Behaviours....Pages 101-134 Inflammation and Depression....Pages 135-151 Major Depression: A Role for Hippocampal Neurogenesis?....Pages 153-179 Neurobiological Markers of Familial Risk for Depression....Pages 181-206 Emotional Processing and Antidepressant Action....Pages 209-222 What Can Fear and Reward Learning Teach Us About Depression?....Pages 223-242 The Use of Cognitive Bias Modification and Imagery in the Understanding and Treatment of Depression....Pages 243-260 Pharmacological Treatment of Unipolar Depression....Pages 263-289 New Approaches in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression....Pages 291-307 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Antidepressant Action....Pages 309-325 Neurosurgical Treatments of Depression....Pages 327-339 Back Matter....Pages 341-344 This book surveys current understanding of the neurobiology of depression, describing the phenotypic features of clinical depression, its cellular and molecular bases, functional neuroimaging correlates and more. Reviews common and novel treatment approaches