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Springer Science+Business Media Biology Of Depressive Disorders. Part B: by J. John Mann , David J. Kupfer
This Volume Is The Fourth In A Series On Depressive Illness. The First Volume Entitled Phenomenology Of Depressive Illness Is Devoted To A De- Scription Of Depressive Illness From A Variety Of Perspectives That Include That Of The Patient The Clinician And The Psychiatric Researcher. It De- Scribes The Major Subtypes Of Depressive Illness And Places Them In The Context Of The Life Cycle. The Second Volume In This Series Is Entitled Models Of Depres- Sive Disorders: Psychological Biological And Genetic Perspectives. This Volume Describes Several Major Models Of Depressive Disorders In- Cluding Genetic Cognitive Interpersonal Intrapsychic And Neurobio- Logical Models. The Third And Fourth Volumes Deal With The Biology Of Affective Disorders In Detail. These Volumes Are Distinguished By A Triaxial Ap- Proach. In Volume Iii The Biology Of Affective Disorders Is Described From The Perspective Of Individual Transmitter Systems And Neurophysio- Logic And Biologic Processes.In Volume Iv The Biology Of Depression Is Addressed From The Vantage Point Of Symptom Components Of De- Pression And Similarities And Differences In The Biology Of Depression Are Described Compared To Other Psychiatric Disorders With Clini- Cally Overlapping Features Such As Anxiety Disorders Or Eating Disor- Ders. The Effects On Biology Of Comorbid Conditions Such As Anxiety Personality Disorders Alcoholism And Eating Disorders Are Reviewed.