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OverviewWorldwide, depression will be the single biggest cause of disability in the next 20 years. But treatment for it has not changed much in the last three decades. In the world of psychiatry, time has apparently stood still... until now. In this game-changing book, University of Cambridge Professor Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain. He explains how and why we now know that mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system, and outlines a future revolution in which treatments could be specifically targeted to break the vicious cycle of stress, inflammation and depression. The Inflamed Mind goes far beyond the clinic and the lab, representing a whole new way of looking at how mind, brain and body all work together in a sometimes misguided effort to help us survive in a hostile world. It offers insights into the story of Western medicine, how we have got it wrong as well as right in the past, and how we could start getting to grips with depression and other mental disorders much more effectively in the future. 'Suddenly an expert who wants to stop and question everything we thought we knew... This is a lesson in the workings of the brain far too important to ignore.' - Jeremy Vine, BBC 'Professor Bullmore explores how the current division between Psychiatry and the rest of medicine has developed and how we might change that. He puts forward a fascinating theory that attributes depression to inflammation rather than serotonin imbalance as has traditionally been thought. Whatever the truth, this book is a stimulating and interesting read.' - Wendy Burn, President Royal College of Psychiatrists 'A great read, this thought provoking book presents inflammation as the major driver of depression. A real page turner that raises important questions for us all, including, how we should practise medicine going forwards and can we restart Research and Development using this paradigm? Highly recommended. - Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward BullmorePublisher: Octopus Publishing Group Imprint: Short Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.180kg ISBN: 9781780723723ISBN 10: 1780723725 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 03 January 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsToo important to ignore. Jeremy Vine Groundbreaking. The Times Fascinating. The Today Programme An important book, a hopeful book, for anyone who wants to think about depression in a new way. Tom Insel MD, Co-founder and President, Mindstrong Health Erudite, enjoyable and accessible. John H. Krystal, MD Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine Compelling and highly readable. Professor Sir Colin Blakemore, University of London A real page-turner... highly recommended. Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England Groundbreaking The Times Radical Daily Mail Fascinating Justin Webb, The Today Programme Too important to ignore Jeremy Vine Compelling Sir Colin Blakemore, University of London Edward Bullmore has led us out of the dark ages and shone a light on the crucial link between systemic inflammation and mental illness. This book... heralds a new field of personalised psychiatry in the same way that we are seeing personalised therapy in cancer. Sir Robert Lechler, President, Academy of Medical Sciences Zitwer's fabulous cast of warm, funny and feisty characters would tempt anyone to jump in and swim in a lake of icy water with them. I adored this book.' A real page-turner... highly recommended'. Compelling and highly readable. Erudite, enjoyable and accessible'. An important book, a hopeful book, for anyone who wants to think about depression in a new way'. Fascinating'. * The Today Programme * Groundbreaking'. * The Times * Author InformationProfessor Edward Bullmore BA MB PhD FRCP FRCPsych FMedSci trained in medicine at the University of Oxford and then at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. After working as a physician in the University of Hong Kong, he trained as a psychiatrist at St George's Hospital, the Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital in London, and as a clinical scientist at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Since 1999, he has been a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, where he is now Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. He is an honorary consultant psychiatrist and Director of Research and Development for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Since 2005, he has also worked half-time for GlaxoSmithKline and is currently leading an academic-industrial consortium for the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs for depression. He is a world expert in neuroscience and mental health. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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