Editorial [Hot topic: Aiming at New Targets for the Treatment of Affective Disorders (Guest Editor: Eliyahu Dremencov)]

It was my honor and pleasure to prepare this special theme issue entitled “Aiming at new targets for the treatment of affective disorders” for Current Drug Targets. This project was a continuation to the previous thematic issue on this topic, “Recent strategies for potentiation and facilitation of antidepressant treatment”, (Current Drug Targets 2006). As in 2006, the aim was to gather the recent knowledge on patho-physiology of mood and affective disorders and on novel strategies in treatment of these diseases. I would like to thank to the authors of the Issue for their outstanding review manuscripts, to the Editorial Office of Current Drug Targets for invitation, to the reviewers, and to all my colleagues from Brains On-Line and University of Groningen Institute of Pharmacy for their help and support. Especial acknowledgement should be given to the Senior Manager for Publications of Current Drug Targets, Ms. Saima Nayab, who coordinated the entire project.