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Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression
. Ed(S): Baune, Bernhard T.; Tully, Phillip J.
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Description for Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression
Hardback. Editor(s): Baune, Bernhard T.; Tully, Phillip J. Num Pages: 540 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJC; MJD; MMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1052.
The world is witnessing a burgeoning global epidemic of chronic cerebro- and cardiovascular disease and depression disorders. The reader will find this comprehensive book to be a long-needed, up-to-date knowledge base on these increasingly recognized comorbid conditions that have long-term consequences for individual function and well-being and society in general. This comprehensive book outlines the complex and bidirectional relationship between various types of depression and cerebro- and cardiovascular diseases. It is written by a range of experts in the field, including psychiatrists, cardiologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and epidemiologists, with the aim of presenting and discussing the most recent evidence on the ... Read morepathophysiology, neurobiology, and clinical presentation of these common and disabling comorbid conditions and the available pharmacological, psychological, and behavioral interventions. By elucidating the underlying clinical and neurobiological mechanisms inthe brain and the rich interplay between the body and the brain biology, the book brings together the latest knowledge of this overlapping area in Psychiatry and Cardiology. The clear descriptions of evidence-based approaches to clinical treatment ensure that it will serve as both an up-to-date overview and a future guide for practicing clinicians and graduate students.
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Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
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Cham, Switzerland
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About . Ed(S): Baune, Bernhard T.; Tully, Phillip J.
Prof. Bernhard Baune (PhD, MD, MPH, FRANZCP) is a Specialist Psychiatrist, clinician, researcher and holds the position of Chair of Psychiatry and Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Prof. Baune's integrative research approach in psychiatry is largely at the interface between clinical research, psychiatric neuroscience and molecular psychiatry, stimulating ... Read moreresearch on the etiology and pathophysiology of major psychiatric disorders, Neuropsychiatry, Preventive and Translational Psychiatry. Areas of major research interest include depression, psychiatric-medical comorbidity, the neurobiology of mood disorders and the immunology of major psychiatric disorders. Dr Phillip J. Tully is a psychologist and early career fellow in the Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide. He is a postdoctoral fellow of Bordeaux University (France) and Freiburg University (Germany) and holds the title of honorary clinical psychologist in Cardiac Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide. He has provided clinical psychology supports to hundreds of cardiac patients and extensively researched the neuropsychiatric correlates of heart diseases. Show Less
Reviews for Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression
“This comprehensive book, written and edited by internationally recognized researchers in the field, provides the latest information on the relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease. … The intended audience includes interested students, clinicians, and researchers across medical, psychological, public health, allied health, and complementary medicine disciplines. … This is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and needed book on cardiovascular disease and depression. ... Read moreAny clinician interested in keeping up with this important research should read it.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2016) Show Less
