title: Psychopharmacology and psychoanalysis.
abstract: Mood disease results from impaired mood regulation. Mood is a direct function of libido, and that is probably a function of the activity of the seeking system. The neurotransmitters that are provided by current medication for mood disorder influence this system and are used to overcome excursions that transgress either the manic or the depressive boundaries of the normal envelop of variation, and with greater difficulty to overcome the excessive mood volatility of the disease syndromes associated with rapid cycling. Psychoanalytic sensitivity to the indications of mood in session contents and dreams can guide drug monitoring and adjustment.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research and Development Fund, 4421 Douglas Ave., New York, NY 10471, USA.
authors.forename: Mortimer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ostow
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs