Estrogen Effects in Psychiatric Disorders
Contributors: Niels Bergemann (Editor); Anita Riecher-Rössler (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 24, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9783211404850
Subjects: Endocrinology; Psychiatry; Medical / Nursing; Estrogen; Medical; Therapeutic use; Psychopharmacology; Neuroscience; Biochemistry; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Medical / Psychiatry; depression; gender differences; perimenopausal affective disorders; schizophrena; schizophrenic women; Critical Care; Psychology, Pathological
First sentence: A large number of studies, which often focus on the effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in women, have reported beneficial actions of these hormones on various neurobiological and neuropathological parameters in health and disease (Fig. 1).