Psychoneuroendocrinology : the scientific basis of clinical practice /

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Other Authors: Wolkowitz, Owen M., 1952-, Rothschild, Anthony J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Pub., ©2003.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and overview
  • Historical roots of psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Neuropeptides and hypothalamic releasing factors in psychiatric illness
  • Chronobiology and melatonin
  • Prolactin, growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, and parathyroid hormone: psychobiological and clinical implications
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and psychiatric illness
  • Psychiatric manifestations of hyperadrenocorticism and hypoadrenocorticism (Cushing's and Addison's diseases)
  • Psychiatric effects of glucocorticoid hormone medications
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone in psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Menstrual cycle-related and perimenopause-related affective disorders
  • Endogenous gonadal hormones in postpartum psychiatric disorders
  • Clinical psychotropic effects of gonadal hormone medications in women
  • Psychiatric effects of exogenous anabolic-Androgenic steroids
  • Thyroid function in psychiatric disorders
  • Psychiatric and behavioral manifestations of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
  • Thyroid hormone treatment of psychiatric disorders
  • Laboratory evaluation of neuroendocrine systems
  • Endocrine imaging in depression
  • Stress and neuroendocrine function: individual differences and mechanisms leading to disease.