TY  - CHAP
AU  - Seong S. Shim
ED  - Jarrett Barnhill
Y1  - 2012-02-24
PY  - 2012
T1  - Lithium Enhances Synaptic Plasticity: Implication for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
N2  - Bipolar Disorder: Portrait of a Complex Mood Disorder is a step towards integrating many diverse perspectives on BD.  As we shall see, such diversity makes it difficult to clearly define the  boundaries of BD. It is helpful to view BD from this perspective, as a final common pathway arises from multiple frames of reference. The integration of epigenetics, molecular pharmacology, and neurophysiology is essential. One solution involves using this diverse data to search for endophenotypes to aid researchers, even though most clinicians  prefer broader groupings of symptoms and clinical variables. Our challenge is to consolidate this new information with existing clinical practice in a usable fashion. This need for convergent thinkers who can integrate the findings in this book remains a critical need. This book is a small step in that direction and hopefully guides researchers and clinicians towards a new synthesis of basic neurosciences and clinical psychiatry
BT  - Bipolar Disorder
SP  - Ch. 3
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/32988
DO  - 10.5772/32988
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-18
ER  -