Genetic Influences on Response to Drug Treatment for Major Psychiatric Disorders

Prof. Janusz K. Rybakowski has been the Head of Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland, since 1994. He has authored over 500 scientific articles and book chapters on clinical psychiatry, neurobiology and psychopharmacology and his present Hirsch Index is 40. He is the author of the book "The Faces of Manic-Depressive Illness" (2009) and a member of many scientific societies including ECNP, CINP, Society of Biological Psychiatry, International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, International Society of Affective Disorders and International Society of Bipolar Disorders. He serves on editorial boards of numerous international journals and is the Field Editor of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. From 1998-2001 he was the President of the Polish Psychiatric Association. In 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the European Bipolar Forum and in 2015, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Biological Psychiatry.

1. Pharmacogenetics of the Efficacy of Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia.- 2. Pharmacogenetics of Serious Antipsychotic Side-Effects.- 3. Pharmacogenetics of the Efficacy and Side Effects of Antidepressant Drugs.- 4. Genomic Studies of Treatment Resistance in Major Depressive Disorders.- 5. Complementation of Pharmacogenetics with Biomarkers and Neuroimaging in Major Depression.- 6. Pharmacogenetics of Mood Stabilizers.- 7. Practical Application of Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotic, Antidepressant and Mood-Stabilizing Drugs.

"The editors are successful in filling a gap in the literature of research findings about pharmacogenetics as related to psychiatry, as no major book has been published in this area since 2011. Because this is a growing field with great potential, an update is necessary. ... psychiatrists or pharmacologists involved in research would get the most from this book. ... Each chapter begins with an abstract, has various charts and tables, and concludes with references." (Aaron Plattner, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2016)

"The book provides a reader with the full insight into present knowledge of genetic influences on response to drug treatment for major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. It helps the reader with better understanding how genetic factors influence psychotropic drug response. ... book highlights the benefits of pharmaco-genetics in means of reduced suffering and social economic benefits and it also outlines some new directions for future research. This work contributes significantly to the field of psychiatry." (Vivian Badzim, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 52, 2016)