Inflammation and Immunity in Depression

Inflammation and Immunity in Depression: Basic Science and Clinical Applications is the first book to move beyond the established theory of cytokine-induced depression and explore the broader role the immune system plays in this devastating mood disorder. The book fully explores the most recent lines of research into this rapidly advancing field, including alterations of T-cells, the neurobiological implications of neuroinflammation and immune alterations for brain development and function, and the genetic components of neuroinflammation in depression, including the relationships between stress and inflammation that are revealing gene-environment interactions in the disorder.

Combining contributions from researchers worldwide, this book provides the most comprehensive discussion available today on the involvement of the innate immune and adaptive immune systems in depressive disorder. Chapters span neuroscience, psychology, clinical applications and future directions, making this book an invaluable resource for advanced students, researchers and practitioners who need to understand the complex and varied role of inflammation and immune responses in depression.

Synthesizes current knowledge of inflammation and immunity in depression, ranging from basic neuroscience research, to clinical applications in psychiatry

Expands on the long-established theory of cytokine-induced depression to discuss broader involvement of the immune system

Explores translational potential of targeting immune dysfunction for clinical interventions

Professor Baune is Chair of Psychiatry and Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and is a specialist psychiatrist internationally recognized for his work in the field of depression. He was the first researcher to link inflammation genetics with brain function (fMRI) and clinical treatment response, and has done significant work on the ro...

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