Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) now have pharmaceutical usage for treating bipolar disorder. There is growing evidence that AEDs have mood-stabilizing effects. This book is the first comprehensive, clinically oriented, reference on the use of AEDs to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
In clinical practice, patients with comorbidity of mood and anxiety disorders are arguably the norm. This volume, part of a series on anxiety disorders and depression, focuses on agoraphobia and panic disorders. The text emphasizes how these disorders correlate in the patient, so mental health professionals can recognize them and assign a proper course of treatment. Conceptual issues confront the clinician who evaluates such patients, and these volumes help the reader navigate those issues.
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum earns its important place in the literature by detailing our current understanding of the course, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum, including breast-feeding—a top priority today because we now know that active maternal psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum can exert long-term negative effects on child development and cause significant morbidity for the mother.
Anxiety, Depression and Emotion by Richard J. Davidson
This unique volume focuses on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety. Each chapter is authored by a highly regarded scientist who looks at both psychological and biological implications of research relevant to psychiatrists and psychologists. And following each chapter is engaging commentary that raises questions, illuminates connections with other bodies of work, and provides points of integration across different research traditions. Topics range from stress, cognitive functioning, and personality to affective style and behavioral inhibition, and the book as a whole has significant implications for understanding and treating anxiety disorders.
