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The neuroscience of clinical psychiatry : the pathophysiology of behavior and mental illness / Edmund S. Higgins, Mark S. George ; illustrations by Edmund S. Higgins.
Holman Biotech Commons RC483 .H54 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Higgins, Edmund S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental illness--Pathophysiology.
- Mental illness.
- Psychiatry.
- Mental Disorders--physiopathology.
- Nervous System--physiopathology.
- Neuropsychology--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--physiopathology.
- Nervous System--physiopathology.
- Neuropsychology--methods.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2007]
- Summary:
- Bringing the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience to the clinician, this text provides resident and practicing psychiatrists with a comprehensive, clinically relevant overview of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior and mental illness. The book presents an integrated perspective on the structures and workings of the brain, the mechanisms governing behaviors such as pleasure, aggression, and intelligence, and the pathophysiology of mental disorders. More than 200 two-color illustrations clarify key concepts. Questions and answers at the end of each chapter facilitate review and board preparation. Readers will also have online access to the complete, fully searchable text and a quiz bank of over 150 questions at www.neuroscienceofclinicalpsychiatry.com.
- Contents:
- Historical perspective
- Neuroanatomy
- Cells of the nervous system
- Neurotransmitters
- Receptors and signaling the nucleus
- Hormones and the brain
- Adult development and plasticity
- Pain
- Pleasure
- Appetite
- Anger and aggression
- Sleep
- Sex and the brain
- Social attachment
- Memory
- Intelligence
- Attention
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Schizophrenia
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781766559
- 9780781766555
- OCLC:
- 83758319
- Online:
- Publisher description
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