Main description:

The first book devoted to a challenging disorder that affects millions of people around the world. Essential reading for all psychiatrists who manage these patients.

Contents:

List of Contributors vii Foreword ix 1 Definitions and Predictors of Treatment-resistant Depression 1 Daniel Souery and William Pitchot 2 Treatment-resistant Depression: A Separate Disorder A New Approach 21 Hans-Jurgen Moller, Florian Seemuller, Rebecca Schennach and Ramesh K. Gupta 3 Genetics of Treatment-resistant Depression 43 Chiara Fabbri, Stefano Porcelli and Alessandro Serretti 4 Is There a Role for Switching Antidepressants in Treatment-resistant Depression? 91 Stuart Montgomery 5 The Role of Atypical Antipsychotics in Inadequateresponse and Treatment-resistant Depression 107 Siegfried Kasper and Elena Akimova 6 Lithium, Thyroid Hormones and Further Augmentation Strategies in Treatment-resistant Depression 129 Robert Haussmann and Michael Bauer 7 The Role of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Treatment-resistant Depression 159 Thomas E. Schlapfer and Sarah Kayser 8 The Role of Psychotherapy in the Management of Treatment-resistant Depression 183 Michael E. Thase Index 209