Concise Guide to Mood Disorders

✍ Scribed by Steven L. Dubovsky, Amelia N. Dubovsky

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 321
• Series: Concise Guides
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This pocket-sized, practical reference summarizes everything you need to know to diagnose and treat unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. Designed for daily use in the clinical setting, the Concise Guide to Mood Disorders is a fingertip library of the latest information; easy to understand and quick to access.

Praised by practitioners, the Concise Guides Series from American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. was developed to disburse a great deal of practical information in a convenient format. Features of the Concise Guide to Mood Disorders include:

• One-stop, comprehensive guidance. Never again will you have to search several resources to find answers to your questions about mood disorders. The Concise Guide to Mood Disorders presents all the essential information you need on epidemiology, etiology, physical treatments, psychosocial treatments, outcomes, and comorbidity in a single source.
• Easy and quick reference. This handy resource is organized to give you fast, easy access to information—a necessity in daily practice. The detailed table of contents and key word index enable you to pinpoint the facts you need in seconds. Charts, tables, and other graphic representations help you comprehend information quickly.
• The latest research findings presented for practical use. Here are the most current research results, distilled and presented in easy-to-understand language for practical application with patients. Some information appears in the Concise Guide to Mood Disorders for the first time anywhere.

The Concise Guide to Mood Disorders is the best reference tool you’ll find for making informed decisions that lead to better clinical outcomes. Psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, and any other clinical professionals who diagnose and treat patients with mental health disorders should have this authoritative reference on hand.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Introduction to the Concise Guides Series......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
References......Page 28
1 Diagnosing Mood Disorders......Page 30
Endogenous and Reactive Depression......Page 31
Diagnosis and DSM-IV-TR......Page 33
Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders......Page 37
Specific Mood Disorders......Page 41
Major Depressive Disorder......Page 42
Masked Depression......Page 43
Dysthymic Disorder......Page 45
Double Depression......Page 51
Subsyndromal Depression......Page 52
Psychotic Depression......Page 56
Postpartum Depression......Page 59
Recurrent Brief Depression......Page 60
Bipolar Subtypes......Page 61
Bipolar Depression......Page 62
Mixed Bipolar States......Page 63
Rapid Cycling......Page 65
Masked and Subsyndromal Bipolar Disorder......Page 67
Seasonal Affective Disorder......Page 69
Cycloid Psychoses......Page 72
Secondary Mood Disorders......Page 73
Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents......Page 74
Mood Disorders and Creativity......Page 86
Categorical Versus Dimensional Diagnoses......Page 88
Comorbidity......Page 89
Medical Illness......Page 90
Anxiety Disorders......Page 92
Substance Use Disorders......Page 94
Schizophrenia......Page 95
Personality Disorders......Page 96
References......Page 97
Inherited Factors......Page 106
Family Studies......Page 107
Twin Studies......Page 108
Linkage Studies......Page 110
Imaging Findings......Page 114
Cerebral Blood Flow Findings......Page 117
Electroencephalographic Findings......Page 118
Dexamethasone Suppression Test......Page 119
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Test......Page 121
Abnormal Circadian Rhythms and Sleep......Page 123
Clinical Uses of Biological Tests......Page 126
Neurotransmitters......Page 127
Biogenic Amines......Page 128
Substance P......Page 136
Interactions of Neurotransmitter Systems......Page 138
Second Messengers......Page 140
Other Changes in Intracellular Functioning and Medication Effects......Page 143
Abnormal Reactions to Loss......Page 144
Other Psychodynamic Theories......Page 146
Cognitive Theory......Page 147
Learned Helplessness......Page 149
Behavioral Theories......Page 150
References......Page 151
Unipolar Depression......Page 158
Bipolar Disorder......Page 163
Functional Outcome......Page 166
Causes of Progression of Mood Disorders......Page 167
References......Page 173
Antidepressant Medications......Page 176
Antipsychotic Medications......Page 187
Electroconvulsive Therapy......Page 189
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation......Page 192
Artificial Bright Light......Page 193
Novel Treatments......Page 194
Medications......Page 198
Electroconvulsive Therapy......Page 213
Novel Treatments......Page 215
References......Page 217
5 Psychotherapies for Mood Disorders......Page 228
Cognitive Therapy......Page 229
Interpersonal psychoTherapy......Page 232
Behavior Therapy......Page 236
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy......Page 238
Characteristics of Effective Psychotherapy for Depression......Page 239
Combined Treatment: Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy......Page 240
References......Page 243
6 Integrated Treatment of Unipolar Depression......Page 246
Major Depressive Disorder......Page 248
Dysthymic Disorder and Chronic Major Depression......Page 259
Seasonal Affective Disorder......Page 260
Unipolar Depression in Children and Adolescents......Page 261
Maintenance Treatment of Unipolar Depression......Page 263
Approaches to Managed Care......Page 268
References......Page 269
Mood Charts......Page 272
Mania......Page 273
Bipolar Depression......Page 278
Mixed and Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder......Page 283
Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder......Page 288
Problems in Maintenance Treatment......Page 292
Antimanic Drugs in Children and Adolescents......Page 294
References......Page 295
Afterword......Page 300
A......Page 302
B......Page 303
C......Page 305
D......Page 307
E......Page 308
G......Page 309
I......Page 310
M......Page 311
N......Page 314
P......Page 315
R......Page 316
S......Page 317
T......Page 318
U......Page 319
X......Page 320
Z......Page 321