Endocrine Psychiatry

Edward Shorter, PhDProfessor of the History of MedicineHannah Chair in the History of MedicineProfessor of PsychiatryFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TorontoMax Fink, MDProfessor of Psychiatry and Neurology EmeritusSchool of MedicineState University of New York at Stony BrookNew York, NY

"Is the timing right for this sort of publication? Probably. As the title implies a fall has occurred so it is hard to say whether it will be of interest. In reality I would say rise, fall, another rise with the concept of CRH antagonists for depression in the 1990s and in the past couple of years (peaking now) another all because they don't work for depression. Dr. Fink is an internationally known expert on ECT. . . . I would buy a copy and enjoyed readingthe chapters provided." --E. Sherwood Brown, M.D., P.h.D Associate Professor, Director, Psychoneuroendocrine Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX"Dr. Max Fink is one of the originators of modern psychiatric therapeutics, and his historical perspectives would be of interest. I personally would buy this book." --Owen M. Wolkowitz, MD Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA"With a strategic organization, the book effectively provides the necessary introduction in the first several chapters, while the latter chapters present the challenges and shortcomings of endocrine psychiatry." --Doody's

• Table of contentsPrefaceCh 1 IntroductionCh 2 Early DaysCh 3 CortisolCh 4 Barney Carroll and Ed SacharCh 5 The DST in UseCh 6 TroubleCh 7 "The most exciting development in the endocrine study of depression"Ch 8 The Fall of Endocrine PsychiatryCh 9 Afterword, by Max Fink