Table of Contents

1: Luis Guilherme Streb, Michael Berk, and Flavio Kapczinski: A short introductory note on neuroprogression and staging in psychiatry 2: Iria Grande, Flavio Kapczinski, Sebastian Caminoa, Gustavo Vazquez, and Eduard Vieta: Allostasis and neuroprogression in major psychiatric disorders 3: Elisa Brietzke, Ana S. Yamagata, Pawan K. Maurya, and Lucas B. Rizzo: Neuroprogression and accelerated aging in severe psychiatric disorders 4: Ana C. Andreazza, Rajas P. Kale, Angela Duong, Fabio Molina, and Susannah J.Tye: Mitochondrial function and inflammation pathways in the neuroprogression of mental disorders 5: Elisa Brietzke, Ana S. Yamagata, Raphael Cerqueira, Lucas B. Rizzo, Roger S. McIntyre, and Rodrigo B. Mansur: The role of immuno-inflammatory abnormalities in neuroprogression 6: George Anderson and Michael Maes: Depression and neuroprogression: Sirtuins and mitochondria as crucial hubs 7: Ryan M. Cassidy, Ives Cavalcante Passos, and Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna: Neuroprogression in post-traumatic stress disorder 8: Giampaolo Perna, Elisa Mingotto, Alessandra Alciati, and Daniela Caldirola: Neuroprogression in anxiety disorders 9: Adriane R. Rosa and Flavia Lima: Functioning and illness progression in severe mental illness 10: Emre Bora: Neuropsychological functioning and neuroimaging in bipolar disorder: Evidence of neuroprogression 11: Francisco Romo-Nava, Jenni Farrow, Luis Rodrigo Patino, Fabiano Nery, Caleb M. Adler, and Melissa P. DelBello: Neuroprogression in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder 12: Anne Orgler Sordi, Silvia Bassani Schuch-Goi, and Lisia von Diemen: Substance abuse and neuroprogression 13: Adrian L. Lopresti and Peter D. Drummond: Lifestyle and neuroprogression: Diet, sleep, and exercise 14: Jonathan M. Gregory, Benjamin I. Goldstein, and Roger S. McIntyre: The pernicious procession of somatoprogression

About the Author

Flavio Kapczinski is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and the Director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Michael Berk is the Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia. He is also the NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia, as well as an Honorary Professorial Research Fellow at the Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health and Orygen Youth Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhaes is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, and a Professor for the Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Reviews

This is a fascinating book exploring in detail the evidence supporting this evolving way to look at the various factors contributing to the development and long-term course of chronic psychiatric illnesses. * Michael Easton, MD, Doodys *