Treatments are generally effective for the majority of individuals who suffer from mental disorders. Some patients seemingly respond to most treatments, and in still others there seems to be a specificity to their response that improves with certain treatments but not others. We have assembled this book to present the state of the art regarding prediction of treatment response. Topics covered are: Pharmacogenomics of Psychiatric Drug Treatment; Biological Predictors of Treatment Response in Affective Illness; Predictors of Response to Antidepressants-General Principles and Clinical Implications; Predictors of Response in Depress; Treatment of Schizophrenia-Preventing the Progression of Disease; Outcome Predictors in Substance... [Read More]
