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Current Update in Psychoimmunology
This book tries to close the gap between immunological findings on the one hand, psychological, psychopathological, electrophysiological and neuroimaging aspetcs on the other. It deals with the issue of "cause and effect” (of immunological alternatives) in different organic and/or mental disorders, and emphasizes the necessity of considering a variety of treatment strategies. There are dynamic interactions and several important similarities between the immune system and the central nervous system, which help to lay the rational basis for "psychoimmunology”. Both systems have the capacity for memory and both play vital roles in adaptation and defence. Furthermore, in each system pathological changes can occur in the event of inappropriate responses to internal or external stimuli, leading to psychiatric as well as organic illnesses and autoimmune diseases could also arise as a consequence of dysfunction respectively maladaptation. "... this book is a good way to approach the field of psychoimmunology, and shows that scientists are very active in this domain ...” Acta Neurologica Belgica.
Immunological Alterations in Psychiatric Diseases
In addition, fundamental questions concerning the bi-directional interactions between the central nervous system and the immune system are discussed and the role of viruses and infectious processes closely examined. As such, this book offers a unique presentation of the state of the art in psychoimmunology and, at the same time, shows many important challenges for future research into the field of intersystemic interactions and their impact on the etiology and pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases.
Psychiatry, Psychoimmunology, and Viruses
The contributions in this book deal with basic research in psychoneuroimmunology, dysfunctions of the immune system in psychiatric disorders and the possible role of viruses in psychoneuroimmunological processes. Growing knowledge about the reciprocal relationship between psychic processes and the immune system implicates more interest of clinical psychiatrists in this field because immunological dysfunction is found in depression and schizophrenia, but also in other psychiatric syndromes like anxiety disorders. The authors of the chapters, all active researchers in the field, describe the results of their scientific work and the actual state of the art. The interdisciplinary character of this book is outlined by the broad international and disciplinary range of the authors which represent a spectrum from basic scientists like pharmacologists and immunologists up to clinical psychiatrists and neurologists. New findings regarding the role of the immune system in sleep and in headache are discussed. Special emphasis is laid on methodological pitfalls in immunological studies of psychiatric disorders. Perspectives for future therapeutical strategies are outlined.
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Elektrokonvulsionstherapie
Die Elektrokonvulsionstherapie (EKT), d.h. die Auslösung eines generalisierten Krampfanfalls unter kontrollierten Bedingungen aus therapeutischen Gründen, erlebt seit ihrer Einführung 1938 derzeit eine Renaissance. Trotz aller Fortschritte in der Entwicklung neuer psychopharmakologischer und nicht-pharmakologischer Therapieverfahren bleibt die EKT weiterhin die wirksamste Therapieform für einige psychiatrische Krankheitsbilder. Moderne Weiterentwicklungen der Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin lassen es nun zu, viele medizinischen Kontraindikationen der EKT zu relativieren und diese Behandlungsform einer größeren Patientenzahl anzubieten. Erstmals wird für den deutschen Sprachraum ein Lehrbuch angeboten, das einen umfassenden Leitfaden für die klinische Praxis darstellt wie auch den aktuellen Stand der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse bezüglich der Grundlagen- und Therapieforschung der EKT und anderer biologischer nichtpharmakologischer Therapieverfahren zusammenfasst.
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