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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
