The Role of Serotonin in Psychiatric Disorders

The Role of Serotonin in Psychiatric Disorders

Serena-Lynn Brown, Herman M. Van Praag

New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel Publishers, 349 pp., 1991

I have had the pleasure of reviewing a wonderful book which reviews the state of the art of The Role of Serotonin in Psychiatric Disorders. This book is extremely well arranged and easy to read.

Psychiatrists and physicians who have forgotten their basic neurochemistry are gently reintroduced to it in the introductory chapter. The book is then divided into two major sections. The first one, is a complete review of the present state of the art in the neurochemistry of Serotonin and Serotonin Receptors. The second section is a chapter by chapter review of the role of serotonin in different psychiatric disorders.

These disorders range from anxiety, depression to schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, aggression, bulimia and disorders of childhood.

This book is well written and the references are all clearly documented for those who wish to pursue their topic in more detail.

I would strongly recommend this book as must reading for any physician who treats any type of psychiatric disorder. A final but important comment is that the price is extremely reasonable for such a wealth of information.