Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders (Oxford Psychiatry Library)

by Roger McIntyre, Andre Carvalho (Editor)

Overview

Treatment-resistant major depression and bipolar disorder are highly prevalent and disabling conditions associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The assessment and management of refractory patients with mood disorders is a major clinical challenge for mental health providers. Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library (OPL) series, this pocketbook provides a concise view of the current definitions, assessment and evidence-based management of treatment-resistant mood disorders and reviews novel therapeutic targets for mood disorders, which may enhance the therapeutic armamentarium of clinicians in the near future. The pocketbook serves as a useful guide for mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, trainees, and interested primary care physicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198707998
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/02/2015
Series:	Oxford Psychiatry Library
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Professor Andre F. Carvalho, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE Brazil.

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, and Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Toronto. Dr McIntyre completed his medical degree at Dalhousie University, and received his Psychiatry residency training and Fellowship in Psychiatric Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. Dr McIntyre is also extensively involved in medical education. He is a highly sought-after speaker at both national and international meetings. He has received several teaching awards from the University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry and has been a recipient of the joint Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) / Council of Psychiatric Continuing Education Award for the Most Outstanding Continuing Education Activity in Psychiatry in Canada.

Table of Contents

1. Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder: Current Definitions, Epidemiology and Assessment, Marcelo T. Berlim, Santiago Tovar-Perdomo and Marcelo P. A. Fleck2. Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder: current definitions, epidemiology and assessment, Chris Abbott and Mauricio Tohen3. Determinants of Treatment Resistance: Health Systems and Public Policy Implications, Jelena Vrublevska and Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis4. The influence of psychiatric and medical comorbidities in treatment resistance for mood disorders, Sheng-Min Wang and Chi-Un Pae5. Predictors of treatment response in major depressive disorder, Andrew Haddon Kemp, Andre Russowsky Brunoni and Rodrigo Machado-Vieira6. Predictors of Treatment Response in Bipolar Disorder: Lessons from Longitudinal Studies, Benicio N. Frey7. Evidence-based Pharmacological Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder, Andre F. Carvalho, Thomas N. Hyphantis and Roger S. McIntyre8. Evidence-based pharmacological approaches for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder, Poon SH and Sim K9. Psychosocial management of treatment-resistant mood disorders: current evidence, Jenny Guidi and Giovanni A. Fava10. Electroconvulsive therapy for treatment-resistant mood disorders, Eric Cretaz, Alexandre Duarte Gigante and Beny Lafer11. Novel non-invasive brain stimulation approaches for treatment-resistant mood disorders, Andre Russowsky Brunoni, Pedro Shiozawa and Felipe Fregni12. Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Deep Brain Stimulation: Implantable Device-Related Neurostimulation for Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders, Giacobbe P, Lipsman N, Lozano A and Kennedy SH13. Novel Therapeutic Targets for Major Depressive Disorder, Marcio Gerhardt Soeiro-de-Souza and Rodrigo Machado-Vieira14. Novel therapeutic targets for bipolar disorder, Seetal Dodd

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michael Easton, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This pocket book provides a succinct summary of treatment-resistant major depression and bipolar disorder, addressing these two clinical challenges together in one unique resource.
Purpose: It fills an important niche clinically and as an educational resource. It is a concise review of current definitions, assessment and evidence-based management of treatment-resistant mood disorders. It is an up-to-date review of current research and a greatly needed practice guide to treating these disorders.
Audience: This can serve as a useful guide for mental health practitioners including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, trainees, and interested primary care physicians.
Features: The book starts with present-day definitions, epidemiology, assessment, and determinants of treatment-resistant major depression and bipolar disorder. It then covers evidence-based treatments and predictors of outcome based on longitudinal studies. It finally reviews the evidence for nonpharmacological treatments such as ECT, noninvasive and invasive brain stimulation, and novel targets for treatment. The treatment sections are particularly interesting as they not only review routine and evidence-based treatments, but also supply a roadmap for an array of new and preliminary studies of potential therapeutic approaches.
Assessment: Although small, this book provides a wealth of information about an extremely important area that is frequently misunderstood and undertreated. The scope of this problem is vastly underestimated and underappreciated and individuals are frequently inadequately treated. Because this is a pocket book, it reviews issues in broad strokes, but it is well referenced to guide readers to more detailed information on all of these topics. This is one of few books that review treatment-resistant depression and bipolar disorder together, elucidating the problems in our current treatment approaches and ways in which to address them. It is a useful read for all psychiatrists, but is a must read for all psychiatric residents.

Doody's Review Service

"Although small, this book provides a wealth of information about an extremely important area that is frequently misunderstood and undertreated. The scope of this problem is vastly underestimated and underappreciated and individuals are frequently inadequately treated. Because this is a pocket book, it reviews issues in broad strokes, but it is well referenced to guide readers to more detailed information on all of these topics. This is one of few books that review treatment-resistant depression and bipolar disorder together, elucidating the problems in our current treatment approaches and ways in which to address them. It is a useful read for all psychiatrists, but is a must read for all psychiatric residents." —Doody's

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