Psychoneuroendocrinology

The mind-body connection is one of the hottest topics in medicine today, documented by enormous amounts of data regarding hormone effects on the brain and behavior.

ContributorsPart I: IntroductionChapter 1. Introduction and OverviewChapter 2. Historical Roots of PsychoneuroendocrinologyPart II: Peptide HormonesChapter 3. Neuropeptides and Hypothalamic Releasing Factors in Psychiatric IllnessChapter 4. Chronobiology and MelatoninChapter 5. Prolactin, Growth Hormone, Insulin, Glucagon, and Parathyroid Hormone: Psychobiological and Clinical ImplicationsPart III: Adrenocortical HormonesChapter 6. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Psychiatric IllnessChapter 7. Psychiatric Manifestations of Hyperadrenocorticism and Hypoadrenocorticism (Cushing's and Addison's Diseases)Chapter 8. Psychiatric Effects of Glucocorticoid Hormone MedicationsChapter 9. Dehydroepiandrosterone in PsychoneuroendocrinologyPart IV: Gonadal HormonesChapter 10. Menstrual Cycle--Related and Perimenopause-Related Affective DisordersChapter 11. Endogenous Gonadal Hormones in Postpartum Psychiatric DisordersChapter 12. Clinical Psychotropic Effects of Gonadal Hormone Medications in WomenChapter 13. Psychiatric Effects of Exogenous Anabolic-Androgenic SteroidsPart V: Thyroid HormonesChapter 14. Thyroid Function in Psychiatric DisordersChapter 15. Psychiatric and Behavioral Manifestations of Hyperthyroidism and HypothyroidismChapter 16. Thyroid Hormone Treatment of Psychiatric DisordersPart VI: Laboratory TestingChapter 17. Laboratory Evaluation of Neuroendocrine SystemsChapter 18. Endocrine Imaging in DepressionPart VII: StressChapter 19. Stress and Neuroendocrine Function: Individual Differences and Mechanisms Leading to DiseaseIndex