Behavioral Neurobiology of Depression and Its Treatment

• 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.

From the reviews: "This book addresses the recent advances in the neurobiological understanding of mood and how that neurobiology changes with depression. ... The intended audience includes researchers and clinicians in the field." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2013)