Main description:

Get a quick, expert overview of the key issues surrounding best practices and current consensus on major depressive disorder (MDD). This concise resource by Drs. Roger S. McIntyre, Carola Rong, Mehala Subramaniapillai, and Yena Lee consolidates today's available information on this complex topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for both psychiatrists and primary care physicians.

Get a quick, expert overview of the key issues surrounding best practices and current consensus on major depressive disorder (MDD). This concise resource by Drs. Roger S. McIntyre, Carola Rong, Mehala Subramaniapillai, and Yena Lee consolidates today's available information on this complex topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for both psychiatrists and primary care physicians.

Contents:

1 A Summary of Recent Updates on the Genetic Determinants of Depression
2 Epigenetics of Major Depressive Disorder
3 Brain Structural Abnormalities of Major Depressive Disorder
4 Cognitive Deficits in Major Depression: From Mechanisms to Management
5 Neuroendocrine Alterations in Major Depressive Disorder
6 Inflammatory Abnormalities in Major Depressive Disorder
7 Psychiatric Comorbidity in Major Depressive Disorder
8 Pharmacological Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
9 Neurocircuitry-Based Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder
10 Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatment Effects on Functional Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder
11 Internet-Based/Technology-Based Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder
12 Dysregulation of the Glutamatergic System in Major Depressive Disorder
13 Glutamate Modulators in Major Depressive Disorder
14 Depression in Children and Adolescents