Editors: Puneetpal Singh, Sarabjit Mastana

Depression: A Silent Culprit in Health and Disease

eBook: US $49 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $123
Printed Copy: US $98
Library License: US $196
ISBN: 978-1-68108-146-5 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-145-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2015
DOI: 10.2174/97816810814581150101

Introduction

Depression is considered as a complex problem with potentially serious economic consequences for affected individuals as well as public healthcare systems. There is much debate among laypersons, patients, academics and clinicians about the causes of depression, its clinical significance and the effect of conventional medical interventions such as antidepressants. This monograph showcases some aspects of depression through specific reviews on some of the intricacies behind its mechanism. The book includes five reviews on the subject, covering the significance of depression in patient well-being, an update on P300 wave findings and the link with clinical depression, the genomics behind depression, the effects of ageing on the onset of depression in stroke patients, and tensor imaging techniques used in studies on patients exhibiting suicidal behaviors as a result of major depressive disorder.

This reference provides useful updates for healthcare workers, neuroscientists and behavioral scientists interested in basic research on depression and in planning to develop methods to study depression in either a clinical or laboratory setting.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Puneetpal Singh
Department of Human Genetics
Punjabi University
Patiala
India


Sarabjit Mastana
University of Loughborough
LE
UK




Contributor(s):
Ana-Maria Buga
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotheraphy
University of Medicine Rostock
Rostock
Germany
/
Center of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova
Craiova
Romania


Ana María Sánchez Peralta
Granada University of Pharmacy
Department of Food Science and Physical Chemistry, La Cartuja
Granada
Spain


Aurel Popa-Wagner
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotheraphy, Aging & Psychiatric Disorders Group
Brunel University
Gehlsheimer Straβe 20 D-18147
Rostock
Germany


Badescu M. George
Clinic of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova
Craiova
Romania


Changanamkandath Rajesh
Department of Biotechnology
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
Fatehgarh Sahib -140406
Punjab
India


Gianluca Serafini
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI)
Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino
Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16100
Genoa
Italy


Madalina Filfan
Center of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Craiova
Romania
/
Clinic of Psychiatry
Craiova
Romania


Manjit Singh
Department of Biotechnology
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
Fatehgarh Sahib-140406
Punjab
India


Mario Amore
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI)
Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino
Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16100
Genoa
Italy


Martino Belvederi Murri
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI)
Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino
Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16100
Genoa
Italy


Matteo Respino
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI)
Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino
Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16100
Genoa
Italy


Priyanka Rastogi
Clinical Psychologist & Free-lance Researcher
Sai Krupa Hospital
Mathikere, Bangalore, 560054
India


Ravi Prakash
Department of Physiology
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College
Mathikere, Bangalore, 560054
India


Srinivasa R.
Department of Neurology
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College
Bangalore, 560054
India




RELATED BOOKS

.How to Help the Suicidal Person to Choose Life: The Ethic of Care and Empathy as an Indispensable Tool for Intervention.
.Information for Mental Health Providers Working with Children who have Chronic Illnesses.
.Psychopharmacological Issues in Geriatrics.