Main description:

Neurosteroids play a critical role in the neurobiology and treatment of such disorders as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. The field of neurosteroids is evolving from a large body of basic knowledge into key elements that are being translated into clinical therapeutics, biomarkers, and potentially laboratory tests for a host of neuropsychiatric disorders. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most exciting, late-breaking data in the neurosteroid field today, contributed by a pioneering panel of experts in the field.

Key selling features:

Highlights the most recent efforts of prominent leaders in the neurosteroid field, spanning both bench and bedside investigations
Provides a comprehensive summary of the neurosteroid field today, as the neurobiology of neurosteroids continues to be elucidated, and neurosteroids are rapidly developed as promising therapeutic agents
Aligns with "late-breaking" neurosteroid data that encompasses pivotal biomarker investigations
Offers additional information through a linked website
Serves as an introduction to this critically important field for beginning practitioners in neurology and psychiatry

Contents:

Pharmacology of Neurosteroids. Neurosteroids and Alzheimer's Disease. Neurosteroids and Seizure Disorders. Neurosteroids and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Bench to Bedside Translation. Neurosteroids as Antidepressant Candidates. Neurosteroids and PTSD. Neurosteroids and Alcohol Use Disorders. Neurosteroids and Rodent Models of Antipsychotic Drug Action. Neurosteroids and Niemann-Pick Type c Disease. Neurosteroids and Myelination. Translocator Protein as a Therapeutic Target. Neurosteroid Biosynthesis. Neurosteroids and Alcohol Dependence. Neurosteroids and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Neurosteroids and Post-Partum Depression. Neurosteroid Development: Challenges and Opportunities Moving Forward. Neurosteroids and Nicotine Dependence. Neurosteroids as Therapeutic Candidates in Schizophrenia. Neurosteroid Interventions in Bipolar Disorder. Disorders: Relevance to Neurobiology and Therapeutics.