Mood Disorders

A Handbook of Science and Practice

Power, Mick (Editor)

October 2005
394 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-470-02571-0

John Wiley & Sons

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"This Handbook gives an outstanding overview of the accomplishments to date and a sense of the excitement to come."Kay Redfield Jamison, Foreword

Mood Disorders: A Handbook of Science and Practice provides an up-to-date summary of the latest theory and practice in unipolar and bipolar mood disorders.

This comprehensive volume focuses on innovations in both science and clinical practice, and considers new pharmacological treatments as well as psychological therapies.

With contributions from the worlda (TM)s leading authorities on mood disorders, all clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in practice and training will find this book an authoritative reference tool.

About the Editor.

List of Contributors.

Foreword by Kay Redfield Jamison.

PART I: UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION.

1. The Classification and Epidemiology of Unipolar Depression
(P. Bebbington).

2. Biological Models of Unipolar Depression (A. Cleare).

3. Cognitive Models and Issues in Depression (P. Bieling &
Z. Segal).

4. Socioemotional Functioning in Depression (J. Rottenberg &
I. Gotlib).

5. Developmental Perspectives on Depression in Young People (R.
Harrington).

6. Depression: A Biopsychosocial, Integrative, and Evolutionary
Approach (P. Gilbert).

7. Biological Treatments of Mood Disorders (K. Ebmeier, et
al.).

8. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression (M. Power).

9. Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression (J. Markowitz).

PART II: BIPOLAR DEPRESSION.

10. Epidemiology and Classification of Bipolar Disorder (J.
Cavanagh).

11. Biological Theories of Bipolar Disorder (D. Blackwood &
W. Muir).

12. Bipolar Affective Disorder: Current Perspectives on
Psychological Theory and Treatment (K. Wright & D. Lam).

13. Integration of Patient, Provider, and Systems Treatment
Approaches in Bipolar Disorder: Where Evidence Meets Practice
Reality (S. Parikh & S. Kennedy).

14. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Affective Disorder
(M. Schwannauer).

15. Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (H. Swartz, et
al.).

16. Self-Management and the Expert Patient (A. Palmer & J.
Scott).

PART III: GENERAL ISSUES.

17. Current Approaches to the Assessment of Depression (D.
Peck).

18. Suicide and Attempted Suicide (A. MacLeod).

19. Depression in Older Adults (K. Laidlaw).

20. Summary and New Directions (M. Power).

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Mick Power is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Clinical Psychology Training Programme at the University of Edinburgh. He is a practicing clinical psychologist in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. In the past he has been a Senior Lecturer at the University of London and has worked as a clinical psychologist at Guy's Hospital, and at the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospitals. He has worked for the Medical Research Council and has acted for many years as a Research Adviser to the World Health Organization. He is a founding editor of the journal Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

M. Power, University of Edinburgh and Royal Edinburgh Hospital