Melatonin in psychiatric and neoplastic disorders

Evolutionary Development and Neurobiology of the Pineal Gland. Changes in melatonin throughout the life cycle: implications for neurobiology and psychiatry. The structure and evolutionary development of the pineal gland. Melatonin in Psychiatric Disorders in Adults. Melatonin in adult depression. Melatonin in circadian phase sleep and mood disorders. Melatonin and circadian rhythms in bipolar mood disorders. Melatonin in eating and panic disorders. Melatonin in Children and Adolescents. Melatonin in nondepressed and depressed children and adolescents. Melatonin in sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Melatonin and Neoplastic Disorders. Melatonin at the neoplastic cellular level. The melatonin rhythm in cancer patients. Meditation, melatonin, and cancer. Index.