Table of Contents
Foreword
(Leo Sher)
Introduction
Environment, Mood Disorders and Suicide, pp. 1-6
(Teodor T Postolache and Joav Merrick)
Section One: The Physico-Chemical Environment
Chapter 1. Mood Oscillations and Coupling between Mood and Weather in Patients with Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder, pp. 9-36
(Steven M Boker, Ellen Leibenluft, Pascal R Deboeck, et al.)
Chapter 2. Mood Improvement with One Hour of Light Treatment in
Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder, pp. 37-44
(Gloria M Reeves, Johanna Cabassa, Mei Kwan, et al.)
Chapter 3. Mood Improvement During the First Session of Light Treatment in Seasonal Affective Disorder: What is the Optimal Duration?, pp. 45-50
(Gagan Virk, Gloria Reeves, Norman E Rosenthal, et al.)
Chapter 4. Exposure to Chemosensory Stimuli Alters Mood Reports in Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder, pp. 51-58
(Solomon S Williams, Norman E Rosenthal, Avery N Gilbert, et al.)
Chapter 5. Vitamin D and Suicide Risk Factors, pp. 59-74
(Helen A Smith, Muhammad M Tariq, Baharak Khabazghazvini,et al.)
Section Two: The Body Environment
Chapter 6. Childhood Obesity and Depression, pp. 77-92
(Gloria M Reeves, Teodor T Postolache and Soren Snitker)
Chapter 7. Asthma and Mood Disorders, pp. 93-105
(Anupama Kewalramani, Mary E. Bollinger and Teodor T Postolache)
Chapter 8. Fibromyalgia in Children and Adolescents, pp. 107-125
(Lynn Hugger, Zinoviy Gutkovich and Harriet Knapp)
Section Three: The Temporal Environment
Chapter 9. Jet Lag: Internal and External Timekeeping, pp. 129-139
(Tatiana Menick, Joseph J Soriano and Teodor T Postolache)
Section Four: The Perinatal Hormonal-Immune Environment
Chapter 10. Prepartum Depressive, C-Reactive Protein and Tryptophan Levels, pp. 143-153
(Debra A Scrandis, Patricia Langenberg, Leonardo H Tonelli, et al.)
Chapter 11. Depression After Delivery, pp. 155-171
(Debra A Scrandis, Tehmina M Sheikh, Robina Niazi, et al.)
Section Five: The Biological Environment
Chapter 12. Allergen Exposure, Prior History of Suicide Attempts and
Instability in Patients with Recurrent Mood Disorders, pp. 175-186
(Darryl W Roberts, Leonardo H Tonelli, Patricia Langenberg, et al.)
Chapter 13. Naturalistic Exposure to Tree Pollen in Spring: A Positive Relationship between Depression, Anxiety and Allergy Symptom
Changes in Patients with Recurring Mood Disorders, pp. 187-203
(Manana Lapidus, Leonardo H Tonelli, Robert G Hamilton, et al.)
Chapter 14. Indoleamine Deoxygenase: Interfacing between the Immune
System, Parasites or Allergens and Brain Function, pp. 205-225
(Paula Strassle, Dietmar Fuchs, Manana Lapidus, et al.)
Chapter 15. Self-Reported Mood Sensitivity to Pollen, Seasonality of Mood and Depressive Symptoms in a Northeastern College Sample, pp. 227-237
Alice Kosak, Kelly J Rohan, Yael I Nillni, et al.)
Section Six: The Social Environment: Correctional Setting
Chapter 16. Mood Disorders and Suicide in the Correctional Population, pp. 241-254
(Alan A Abrams, Maheen Patel, Tyler Jones, et al.)
Chapter 17. Suicidality in the Juvenile Delinquent Population, pp. 255-274
(Aditi Malik and Srirangam S Shreeram)
Section Seven: The Cultural Environment
Chapter 18. Religion as a Suicide Protective Factor: A Focus on Islam, pp. 277-284
(Farooq Mohyuddin)
Chapter 19. Ethnic Differences in Adolescent Suicidality, pp. 285-304
(Theodora Balis and Teodor Postolache)
Chapter 20. Seasonality in African Students Living in the Greater
Washington DC Metropolitan Area, pp. 305-312
(Alvaro Guzman, Ryszard Zebrak, Kelly J Rohan, et al.)
Chapter 21. Seasonal Changes in Sleep Duration in African American
and African College Students, pp. 313-322
Janna Volkov, Kelly J Rohan, Samina M Yousufi, et al.)
Chapter 22. A Review on Suicidal Behavior in Latinos, pp. 323-331
(Álvaro Guzmán, Ann Koons and Teodor T Postolache)
Section Eight: The Work Place: A Comprehensive Environmental Perspective
Chapter 23. The Impact of Work Environment on Mood Disorders and Suicide, pp. 335-357
(Jong-Min Woo and Teodor T Postolache)
Section Nine: The Electrical Environment of the Brain
Chapter 24. Brain Derived Endogenous Electric Fields Feedback on Neurons, pp. 361-404
(Sergei V Karnup, Marom Bikson, Leonardo H Tonelli)
Section Ten: The “Environment of the Mind”
Chapter 25. Mindfulness Meditation in Patients with Mood Disorders, pp. 407-428
(Kalina Boteva)
Chapter 26. Applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Therapy
to Seasonal Affective Disorder, pp. 429-441
(Kelly J Rohan and Yael I Nillni)
Section Eleven: The Hospital Environment
Chapter 27. Non-Psychiatric Hospitalization and Suicide, pp. 445-456
(Janaki Nimmagadda, Azra A Farooqui, Farooq Mohyuddin, et al.)
Section Twelve: Conclusion: Policy, Research and Clinical Considerations
Chapter 28. Policy, Research and Clinical Considerations, pp. 459-462
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Section Thirteen: Acknowledgments
Chapter 29. About the Editors, pp. 465-466
Chapter 30. About the Mood and Anxiety Program (MAP), Department
of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, pp. 467-469
Chapter 31. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development in Israel, pp. 471-473
Chapter 32. About the Health and Human Development Book Series, pp. 475-476
Index
