Biology of Depressive Disorders. Part A: A Systems Perspective - The Depressive Illness Series 1993 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;pt. A. A systems perspective -- pt. B. Subtypes of depression and comorbid disorders. Table of Contents: Neurotransmitter Systems: Noradrenergic Function in Depressive Disorders; W. Z. Potter, et al. Biology of Depressive Illness; K. Malone, J. J. Mann. Cholinergic Supersensitivity in Affective Disorders; S. Dube. GABA and Depression; F. Petty, et al. Biological Rhythms and Sleep Architechture: Biological Rhythms and Depressive Disorders; T. H. Monk. Sleep Disorders in Depressive Disorders; D. J. Kupfer, D. J. Buysse. Neuroendocrine Models: Thyroid Axis and Depressive Disorders; A. Winokur. The HPA Axis and Depressive Disorders; R. Haskett. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Depressive Disorders: The Molecular Genetics of Bipolar Disease; W. H. Berrettini. Brain Imaging Studies: Brain Imaging Studies of Depressive Disorders; H. Sackeim, I. Prohovnik. Index. Publisher Marketing: Details the differences between the constitutional predisposition toward affective disorders and the pathophysiological changes of these disorders, as well as the secondary effects of treatment and illness. This work examines affective disorders from the perspective of individual transmitter systems and neurophysiological and biological processes.

Contributor Bio:  Mann, John John and Rynner Mann have been involved with ministering to engaged and married couples since 1986. John is an assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California, where he oversees the Marriage Ministry. They have been married for 23 years and live in Newport Beach, California. Contributor Bio:  Kupfer, David J Kupfer is the Thomas Detre Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.