We are extremely fortunate to have six extraordinary con-tributions to this section on mood
disorders. Three re-views focus on areas of direct clinical relevance, includ-ing:(1) the …

Mood disorders are the bread and butter of clinical psychiatry. The explosion of modern
neuroscience has provided new insights into the underlying neuronal circuits, and their …

The diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders has improved considerably over the past
100 years. At the beginning of the 20th century we had a relatively primitive understanding …

The severe disorders of mood or effect are among the most common of the major psychiatric
syndromes. Lifetime expectancy rates for such disorders are between 3 and 8% of the …

Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze
out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the …

" This Handbook gives an outstanding overview of the accomplishments to date and a sense
of the excitement to come." Kay Redfield Jamison, Foreword Mood Disorders: A Handbook …

The biological mechanisms proposed to underlie primary mood disorder do not usually
include a neuropathological component. However, a significant MRI literature attests to …

Disturbances of mood and affect are among the most prevalent of all behavioral disorders.
Depression is especially common and is a prominent feature of many neurological …

Mood disorders can be relatively straightforward or they can assume complex forms that are
difficult to treat. In this chapter, we review the epidemiology, diagnosis, comorbidity …

This chapter provides contemporary descriptions of the mood disorders and of the means of
diagnosing and assessing the presence, type, and severity of mood disturbances. It also …