Antiepileptic Drugs to Treat Psychiatric Disorders

SUSAN L. MCELROY is Chief Research Officer, Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, Ohio, USA and professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Dr. McElroy received her M.D. from Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA. She has been in the list of "The Best Doctors in America" since 1994 and has won the Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award from the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association. Dr. McElroy‘s main areas of study include the phenomenology and treatment of bipolar disorder, impulse control disorders, and eating disorders. The relationship among these disorders and their relationship to obesity is also an important area of Dr. McElroy‘s research. Dr. McElroy serves on the editorial boards of 3 journals, has published more than 350 scientific papers, and is the editor of four scientific books. She is among the top 10 most cited scientists in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology over the past decade.

PAUL E. KECK, Jr. is President and CEO, Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, Ohio, USA and professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and pharmacology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Dr. Keck achieved his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Dr. Keck‘s research concentrates on psychopharmacology and on the phenomenology and treatment of mood and psychotic disorders. Throughout his career, Dr. Keck has received numerous awards, including the Gerald L. Klerman Senior Investigator Award from the Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Alliance (DBSA). He is the author of over 500 scientific papers and among the top 10 most cited scientists in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology over the past decade. Dr. Keck is the editor or author of six scientific books and serves on the editorial boards of seven journals. He also serves on the American Psychia