Table of Contents

Preface. Part I: The Past and the Future. Introduction. The antidepressant drama. The worldwide burden of depression in the twenty-first century. Treatment of depression in the new health care scene. Part II: Basic Understanding. Introduction. Contribution of modern neuroscience to developing new treatments for psychiatric disorders. Genetic science and depression: implications for research and treatment. Can psychobiology contribute to understanding maintenance treatment of depression? Part III: Treatment. Introduction. Antidepressants in the United States: current status and future needs. Treatment of depression in the United Kingdom. Physical treatments in psychiatry: advances in electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and vagus nerve stimulation. Achieving better treatment outcomes in early-onset depression. New ideas for testing treatments -- what's wrong and how to fix it: impaired discovery and fact-poor practice. Practice guidelines and algorithms. Part IV: Psychotherapy and Evolving Healthcare. Introduction. Cognitive behavioral treatment of depression. Learning the new psychotherapies. The paradox of psychotherapy: too many, too few; too much, too little. Epilogue: bridge to the twenty-second century. Index.

Promotional Information

Leading clinical scientists present insightful and provocative views of depression treatment at the turn of the 21st century. Psychotherapy, medication, experimental treatments, and their historical and empirical basis are included. Martin B. Keller, M.D., Mary E. Zucker Professor & Chairman, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

About the Author

Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., is Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Chief, Division of Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.

Reviews

"The collection is highly readable and comprehensive, providing a quick overview of the field.... [M]ental health professionals need to be up to date on the treatment of depression. Reading this elegant volume cover to cover might be the quickest way to accomplish this goal."-- "Jon G. Allen, Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic", "Spring 2002"

"The contributors to the book are some of the noted luminaries in the field of depression, and there is, in particular, a considerable strength of the authors writing from the perspective of biological psychiatry.... I recommend it, in particular, for graduate students in psychology and psychiatric residents with an interest in depression, or any individual who investigates the biological, psychosocial, or both aspects of the disorder."-- "Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books", "2002"

"The text provides a number of thoughtful chapters on the nature of depression and its neurobiological and psychological underpinnings, as well as up-to-date reviews of the latest thinking with respect to treatment and prevention. It is a masterful compilation, bringing together contributions from the top people in the field. It is the kind of text that anyone interested in the nature and treatment of depression ought to possess and it both reflects the tremendous progress over the last several decades and points the way to more progress to come."-- "Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee"