Biological Rhythms, Mood Disorders, Light Therapy, and the Pineal Gland (Progress in Psychiatry) [Hardcover]

Mohammad Shafii (Editor), Sharon Lee Shafii (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880481692 | ISBN-13: 978-0880481694 | Publication Date: July 1990 | Edition: 1st

Biological Rhythms, Mood Disorders, Light Therapy, and the Pineal Gland combines the experience of psychiatric clinicians, psychiatric residents, medical students, endocrinologists, psychoimmunologists, neurobiologists, neuroanatomists, and other health professionals to present the most recent progress made in the study of the pineal gland and its relationship to mood disorders, including -major depressive disorders -winter depression -bipolar disorders -premenstrual syndrome (PMS) -sleep disorders The use of bright light to treat these disorders is also discussed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A superior level of interdisciplinary integration has been achieved in this review of current progress on biological rhythms, mood, light, and the pineal gland. The editors of this volume have chosen appropriate experts to explore the morphology and physiology of the pineal gland, its potential relationship to mood disorders, and the role of melatonin and light therapy in several psychopathological conditions. This volume balances nicely the basic and clinical aspects, and integrates behavioral and treatment components into this emerging dynamic field of biological rhythms."-- "David J. Kupfer, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic"

About the Author

Mohammad Shafii, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. Sharon L. Shafii, R.N., B.S.N., is Editor-in-Residence in Louisville, Kentucky. Ms. Shafii was formerly Assistant Head Nurse in the Adolescent Service at the Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Michigan Medical Center, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 213 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing; 1st edition (July 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880481692
• ISBN-13: 978-0880481694
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,057,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)