Clinical Textbook of Mood Disorders

Mood disorders affect around 1 in 5 people, but the diagnosis and management of these conditions can be challenging. This practical handbook presents a comprehensive overview of these disorders, as well as detailed guidelines for their treatment. The handbook takes a transdisciplinary approach to mood disorders, focusing not only on the biological aspects but also on psychosocial features of importance for optimal diagnosis and management. Content covers nosological considerations, historical aspects, peculiarities along the lifespan, and the associations between mood disorders and other conditions, with a focus on their implications for the optimal management of patients. Practical and evidence-based information is discussed on the role of guidelines related to treatment in selected population groups, including youth, the elderly, and women. With a practical, reader-friendly approach, this book will be invaluable for mental health professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mood disorders, including trainees from different mental health areas.

1. Introduction: mood disorders in the twenty-first century Allan Young, Marsal Sanches, Jair C. Soares and Mario Juruena; 2. The classification of mood disorders and the unipolar/bipolar dichotomy Mutahira M. Qureshi and Allan Young; 3. Epidemiology of mood disorders across the life span Kathleen R. Merikangas and Yunna Kwan; 4. The mood spectrum concept: clinical implications Rebecca Strawbridge and Anthony J. Cleare; 5. Clinical screening for unipolar and bipolar disorders Claudia Lex and Thomas D. Meyer; 6. Socioeconomic costs of mood disorders Paul McCrone; 7. Mood disorders and suicide Rina Dutta and Joanna Hook; 8. Mood and psychosis: limits and overlapping between psychotic disorders and mood disorders Fiona Gaughran; 9. Transcultural Issues in mood disorders Shanaya Rathod, Elizabeth Graves and Peter Phiri; 10. Mood disorders and stress-related disorders Romayne Gadelrab and Mario Juruena; 11. The common ancestors of anxiety and depression: comorbidity as a cognitive, behavioural, neural and cellular phenotype, and current evidence for photobiomodulation as a novel treatment Gabriel Barg, Julia N. Lukacs and Guillermo Perez Algorta; 12. Mood disorders and comorbid substance use disorders Michael Weaver, Angela M. Heads and Louis A. Faillace; 13. Mood disorders with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, impulse control disorders, or borderline personality disorder Susan L. McElroy, Anna I. Guerdjikova and Francisco Romo-Nava; 14. Phenomenological psychopathology of mood disorders Roland Zahn; 15. Brain imaging in mood disorders: pathophysiological significance and clinical perspectives Victoria C. Wing, Eilidh Miller and David Cousins; 16. Inflammation and metabolic issues in mood disorders Marsal Sanches and Jair C. Soares; 17. Genetics of mood disorders Camila Nayane de Carvalho Lima, Christopher Busby and Gabriel Rodrigo Fries; 18. Management of major depressive disorder: basic principles Danilo Arnone, Vaishali Tirumalaraju and Sudhakar Selvaraj; 19. Treatment-resistant depression: pharmacological approach Alexandre Paim Diaz, Joao Quevedo, Marsal Sanches and Jair C. Soares; 20. An update on the treatment of manic and hypomanic states Sameer Jauhar and Sui Liem Alexandre Wong; 21. The burden of bipolar depression Allan Young and Dominic Cottrell; 22. The management of neurocognitive impairment in mood disorders Peter Gallagher and Allan Young; 23. Progress in biomarkers to improve treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder Sophie R. Vaccarino, Amanda K. Ceniti, Susan Rotzinger and Sidney H. Kennedy; 24. Pharmacogenomics and the management of mood disorders Roos van Westrhenen; 25. Mood disorders: therapeutic challenges in the medically ill patient Peter A. Shapiro, Luis Pereira, Jon A. Levenson and Chineze Worthington; 26. The treatment of mood disorders in children and adolescents Ioanna Douka and Argyris Stringaris; 27. Considerations about the treatment of mood disorders in elderly patients Lokesh Shahani and Louis A. Faillace; 28. Evidence-based psychological interventions for bipolar disorders Thomas D. Meyer and Jan Scott; 29. Evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches for depressive disorders Robin B. Jarrett and Jeffrey R. Vittengl; 30. Rating instruments for mood disorders in clinical practice Danielle Hett and Steven Marwaha; 31. Service delivery for mood disorders Karine Macritchie; Index.

Professor Allan Young is the Chair of Mood Disorders and Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London.
Marsal Sanches is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also the Director of Research Education at The Menninger Clinic and an Associate Editor of the journal Debates in Psychiatry.
Jair C. Soares is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Texas. He is a past president of the International Society on Affective Disorders, and the American Association for Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry.
Mario Juruena is Professor (Reader) in Translational Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Centre for Affective Disorders, in the Dept. of Psychological Medicine at King's College London. He is also an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Psychiatry Open and the Journal of Affective Disorders.