Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. I. Managing treatment-resistant depression : focusing on increasing serotonergic transmission / Ali Saffet Gonul, Kerem Doksat, Cagdas Eker and Ozlem Donat Eker -- Ch. II. The effects of serotonin uptake inhibitors on platelet serotonin : from basic to clinical research / Dorotea Muck-Seler, Nela Pivac, Marina Sagud, Maja Mustapic and Miro Jakovljevic -- Ch. III. Serotonine depauperation in frontal dementia : a randomized, controlled, open 24-month study on paroxetine as a symptomatic treatment / Rita Moretti, Paola Torre, Rodolfo M. Antonello and Giuseppe Cazzato -- Ch. IV. Dual inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and serotonin transporter targeting potential agents for Alzheimer's disease / Narihiro Toda, Tsugio Kaneko and Hiroshi Kogen -- Ch. V. No laughing matter : SSRI users' reaction to 'common wisdom' about so-called 'happiness pills' / Pia Knudsen and Janine M. Traulsen -- Ch. VI. Interactions of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline with Aspergillus species, and Candida species / Cornelia Lass-Florl and Susanne Unterdorfer -- Ch. VII. Serotonin 2A(5-HT[subscript 2A]) receptors in human brains postmortem from psychiatric patients / Donatella Marazzitt, Bernardo Dell'Osso, Mario Catena, Stefano Barone, Irene Masala and Gino Giannaccini -- Ch. VIII. The use of serotonergic agents in dementia / Kye Y. Kim and Brian E. Wood -- Ch. IX. Serotonin uptake inhibitors in patients with intellectual disabilities / Willem M. A. Verhoeven and Siegfried Tuinier -- Ch. X. Serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced sexual dysfunction / Francisco Arias, Jesus J. Padin, Sergio Sanchez-Romero, Diego Jimenez and Agustin Soto.