Estrogen Effects in Psychiatric Disorders (eBook)

Contents: Introduction and overview (N. Bergemann, A. Riecher-Rössler) • Estrogens in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: From Physiology to Pathophysiology (H. Vedder, C. Behl) • Estrogens and Schizophrenia (A. Riecher-Rössler) • Gender Differences in Schizophrenia (H. Häfner) • Puberty and Schizophrenia Onset (R. Z. Hayeems, M. V. Seeman) • Clinical Estrogen Trials in Patients with Schizophrenia (J. Kulkarni) • Hypoestrogenism and Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Women suffering from Schizophrenia (N. Bergemann, Ch. Mundt, P. Parzer, B. Runnebaum, F. Resch) • The Effect of Estrogens on Depression (L. S. Kahn, U. Halbreich) • Estrogens and other Hormones in the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndroms (L. Born, M. Steiner) • Estrogens and Perinatal Disorders (A. Gregoire) • Estrogen Therapy in Perimenopausal Affective Disorders (G. Stoppe, M. Dören) • The Effects of Estrogens on Cognition and Alzheimer´s Dementia (T. Edwin, U. Halbreich) • Effects of Hormone Therapy on Patterns of Brain Activation during Cognitive Activity: a Review of Neuroimaging Studies (P. M. Maki, S. M. Resnick) • Estrogens in Alzheimer´s Disease: a Clinical and Neurobiological Perspective (P. Schönknecht, J. Pantel, A. Hunt, M. Henze, T. Strowitzki, J. Schröder) • Estrogen Therapy: Interface between Gynecology and Psychiatry (K. M.K. Ismail, G. V. Sunanda, P. M. Shaughn O'Brien)