Handbook of Depression and Anxiety : A Biological Approach Book

	Series Introduction
	Preface
	Contributors
1	A Conceptual History of Anxiety and Depression	1
2	On the Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression	45
3	The Epidemiology of Depression and Anxiety	57
4	The Genetics of Anxiety and Depression	71
5	Depression and Anxiety: Is There a Common Etiology?	119
6	The Measurement of Depression and Anxiety	133
7	The Psychophysiology of Depression and Anxiety	159
8	Animal Models of Anxiety and Anxiolytic Drug Action	201
9	Theories on the Etiology of Anxiety Disorders	225
10	The Provocation of Anxiety States in Humans and Its Possible Significance for the Pathogenesis of These Disorders	247
11	Pharmacological Treatment of Panic Disorder	275
12	Animal Models of Depression	291
13	The Pathogenesis of Depression: Reconsideration of Neurotransmitter Data	317
14	The Pharmacological Treatment of Depression and Its Problems	349
15	Effect of Antidepressants on Specific Neurotransmitters: Are Such Effects Relevant to the Therapeutic Action?	379
16	The Neuropharmacology of Anxiety: A Review on the Role of Serotonin	405
17	The Clinical Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Efficacy of Drugs with Actions on Serotonin Systems	447
18	The Role of Noradrenergic Function in Human Anxiety and Depression	473
19	Antidepressive Drugs for Treatment of Anxiety Disorders - and Vice Versa	497
20	Immune Function in Depression and Anxiety	515
21	Stress Responsive Neurohormones in Depression and Anxiety	529
22	Neuropeptide Alterations in Affective and Anxiety Disorders	543
23	Benzodiazepines, Benzodiazepine Receptors, and Endogenous Ligands	573
24	A Review of the [beta]-Carboline Abecarnil: An Anxiolytic with Dual Mechanisms of Action at Central [gamma]-Aminobutyric Acid[subscript A] Receptor Sites	609
25	Anxiety, Depression, and Personality: Neurophysiological and Clinical Data	627
	Index	649