Introduction: Neuroglia in psychiatric disorders
A. Verkhratsky, V. Parpura, B. Li & C. Scuderi
Part 1. General aspects of astrogliopathology with emphasis on neurocognitive disorders
Chapter 1. Astrocytes: The housekeepers and guardians of the CNS
A. Verkhratsky, V. Parpura, B. Li & C. Scuderi
Chapter 2. Principles of astrogliopathology
A. Verkhratsky, V. Parpura, B. Li & C. Scuderi
Chapter 3. Morphological appearance of astroglia in neuropsychiatric disorders
G. Rajkowska
Chapter 4. Astrocytes and neurotransmission: Glutamate and GABA in cognitive and mood disorders
Gerard Sanacora
Part 2. Astroglia in mood disorders
Chapter 5. Astroglia in bipolar disorder
A. M. Butt & A.D. Rivera
Chapter 6. Astroglia abnormalities in mood disorders
M.B. Cohen
Chapter 7. Astroglia in major depression and suicide
N. Mechawar
Part 3. Astroglia in Schizophrenia
Chapter 8. Neuroglia in Schizophrenia
S. Goldman & M.Nedergaard
Chapter 9. Glutamate turnover in Schizophrenia
R. McCullumsmith
Chapter 10. Astroglia and dopanime transmission in Schizophrenia
M. Pletnikov
Chapter 11. Kynurenic acid in Schyzophrenia
R. Schwarcz
Part 4. Astroglia in addictive disorders
Chapter 12. Astrocytes in addictive disorders
Peter Kalivas
Chapter 13. Astroglia in the vulnerability and maintenance of alcohol dependence
J. J. Miguel-Hidalgo
Part 5. Astroglia in anxiety and eating disorders
Chapter 14. Astroglia in response to stress
F.R. Walker
Chapter 15. Astroglia and Obsessive compulsive disorder
Kohichi Tanaka
Chapter 16. Astrocytes in regulation of food intake
Christina Garcia-Caceres / Y. Yang / T.L. Horvath H.
Chapter 17. Astrocytes in anorexia nervosa
J. Seitz
Part 6. Targeting astrocytes in therapeutic managemenet of neuropsychiatrioc disorders
Chapter 18. Astroglial serotonin receptors as the central target of classic antidepressants
Baoman Li & A. Verkhratsky
Chapter 19. Lithium targets astrocytes
Arthur Butt
Epilogue
A. Verkhratsky, V. Parpura, B. Li & C. Scuderi
About the Author: Vladimir Parpura is a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at The University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alexei Verkhratsky is a Professor of Neurophysiology in the Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Manchester in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Caterina Scuderi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Sapienza University of Rome.
Baoman Li is a Professor at the Laboratory Teaching Center at the School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University in Shenyang, China.
