The Nature of Depression

An Updated Review
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-817676-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

The Nature of Depression: An Updated Review provides clear connections between psychiatric and neurological disorders. Unlike prior books on depression, this book covers many neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD, addiction and anxiety disorder. In addition, this book covers different forms of depression, including transition-induced depression and the development of depression following major life events, including birth of a child, menopause and retirement.

Zielgruppe

<p>Advanced students and researchers in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moustafa, Ahmed

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Recent topics on major depressive disorders

- Peripheral biomarkers in major depressive disorders

- Neural and Genetic correlates of Cognitive Deficits in Major Depressive Disorder

- The effects of antidepressants (SSRIs) on Cognitive function in Major Depressive Disorder

- The Neural Substrates of Different Depression Symptoms: Animal and Human Studies

The nature of depression in other disorders

- Depression in Parkinson’s disease

- Anxiety, Depression and Migraine Comorbidity: A Literature Review

- The interrelationship between alcoholism, depression, and anxiety

- The relationship between gambling and depression

- The nature of depression in bipolar disorder

General topics on depression

- The Relationships Between Social Media Use and Factors Relating to Depression

- Impulsivity and its Relationship with Anxiety, Stress, and Depression

- A review on depression following major life transitions

Über Autor(innen)

Moustafa, Ahmed
Dr. Ahmed Moustafa is the Head of School of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Computational Modeling at Bond University, Australia. He obtained his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science at Cairo University, Egypt, and his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Lafayette, USA. Dr. Moustafa specializes in computational and neuropsychological studies of addiction, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Discover Psychology (Springer) and has edited ten books, including Elsevier’s Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Aspects of Drug Addiction; The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity; Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction in Schizophrenia; Mental Health Effects of COVID-19; Alzheimer’s Disease; Cybersecurity and Cognitive Science; Big Data in Psychiatry and Neurology; The Nature of Depression; and Social Cognition in Psychosis.