Depression has not only a biological basis, but is also rooted in psychodynamic factors.This book delves into the psychodynamic factors behind depressive and manic syndromes and thus serves to complement the purely biological view thereof.Mentzos, Stavros Prof. Dr. med. Stavros Mentzos (1930-2015) war Psychiater und Psychoanalytiker und Leiter der Abteilung für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik des Klinikums der Universität Frankfurt/Main.