Over the past two decades, driven by the enormous public health importance of bipolar disorder, research initiatives have begun to elucidate the pathophysiology of this prevalent and debilitating condition. These research initiatives have led to breakthroughs in our understanding of causation, and now promise to foster the development of novel treatments. This new edition presents contributions from the leaders at the forefront of these areas of research, and includes chapters on the groundbreaking advances in the fields of genetics, neuroimaging, neuropsychopharmacology, oxidative stress and neuronal resilience, inflammatory mechanisms, psychosocial factors, childhood onset and late-life bipolar disorder, and many other important areas. Throughout, the therapeutic implications and potential of this new understanding are emphasized. This will be essential reading for those interested in the neurobiology of mental illness, and will be of interest to mental health practitioners more generally.

Covers advances in the fields of genetics, neuropsychopharmacology, psychosocial factors, and more, emphasizing therapeutic potential.

About the Author
Jair C. Soares is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is also Director of the UT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders. Between 1998 and 2002, he co-edited the journal Bipolar Disorders: An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences and he is currently the joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Affective Disorders. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has also edited three textbooks: Brain Imaging Investigations on Affective Disorders, Bipolar Disorders: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications, and Handbook of Medical Psychiatry. Allan H. Young holds the Chair of Mood Disorders at King's College London where he is also Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders within the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders, including Bipolar Disorders: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications and Practical Management of Bipolar Disorder. He is currently President of the International Society for Affective Disorders and Chair of the Psychopharmacology Special Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107062719
Author Jair C. Soares
Format Hardback
Page Count 312
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 830g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 194mm * 18mm