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About the Editor. <p>List of Contributors.</p> <p>Foreword by Kay Redfield Jamison.</p> <p>PART I: UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION.</p> <p>1. The Classification and Epidemiology of Unipolar Depression (P. Bebbington).</p> <p>2. Biological Models of Unipolar Depression (A. Cleare).</p> <p>3. Cognitive Models and Issues in Depression (P. Bieling & Z. Segal).</p> <p>4. Socioemotional Functioning in Depression (J. Rottenberg & I. Gotlib).</p> <p>5. Developmental Perspectives on Depression in Young People (R. Harrington).</p> <p>6. Depression: A Biopsychosocial, Integrative, and Evolutionary Approach (P. Gilbert).</p> <p>7. Biological Treatments of Mood Disorders (K. Ebmeier, et al.).</p> <p>8. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression (M. Power).</p> <p>9. Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression (J. Markowitz).</p> <p>PART II: BIPOLAR DEPRESSION.</p> <p>10. Epidemiology and Classification of Bipolar Disorder (J. Cavanagh).</p> <p>11. Biological Theories of Bipolar Disorder (D. Blackwood & W. Muir).</p> <p>12. Bipolar Affective Disorder: Current Perspectives on Psychological Theory and Treatment (K. Wright & D. Lam).</p> <p>13. Integration of Patient, Provider, and Systems Treatment Approaches in Bipolar Disorder: Where Evidence Meets Practice Reality (S. Parikh & S. Kennedy).</p> <p>14. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Affective Disorder (M. Schwannauer).</p> <p>15. Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (H. Swartz, et al.).</p> <p>16. Self-Management and the Expert Patient (A. Palmer & J. Scott).</p> <p>PART III: GENERAL ISSUES.</p> <p>17. Current Approaches to the Assessment of Depression (D. Peck).</p> <p>18. Suicide and Attempted Suicide (A. MacLeod).</p> <p>19. Depression in Older Adults (K. Laidlaw).</p> <p>20. Summary and New Directions (M. Power).</p> <p>Author Index.</p> <p>Subject Index.</p>

<b>Mick Power</b> 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.

<i>"This handbook gives an outstanding overview of the accomplishments to date and a sense of the excitement to come."<br /> Kay Redfield Jamison, Foreword</i> <br /> <br /> <p><i>Mood Disorders: A Handbook of Science and Practice</i> provides an up-to-date summary of the latest theory and practice in unipolar and bipolar mood disorders.</p> <p>This comprehensive volume focuses on innovations in both science and clinical practice, and considers new pharmacological treatments as well as psychological therapies.</p> <p>With contributions from the world's leading authorities on mood disorders, all clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in practice and training will find this book an authoritative reference tool.</p>

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