The New Mind-Body Science of Depression

The scientific and therapeutic implications of a new way of understanding a common disease. Depression has often been studied, but this multifaceted disease remains far from understood. Here, leading researchers present a major new view of the disorder that synthesizes multiple lines of scientific evidence from neurobiology, mindfulness, and genetics. A comprehensive mind-body approach to understanding, evaluating, and treating this disease.

Vladimir Maletic, MD, is clinical professor of neuropsychiatry and behavioral science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and lives in Greer, South Carolina.