Beating the blues: new approaches to overcoming dysthymia and chronic mild depression

areas, are discussed. In addition, an introduction to the principles of neuropathologically sensitive MRI techniques (magnetization transfer and diffusion tensor imaging) is provided, and the data on the application of these techniques to the study of psychosis reviewed. Other subjects covered in this volume include the genetics of normal and abnormal cognition, brain development, and consciousness. I would recommend this book to any clinician and researcher working in psychiatry, neuropsychology and neurology. It provides a fascinating collection of articles that introduces one into neuroscientific topics currently of interest in psychiatry.