Principles of psychiatric genetics / edited by John I. Nurnberger, Wade H. Berrettini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nurnberger, John I., 1946-

Berrettini, Wade

ebrary, Inc.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Series:

Cambridge medicine.

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Genetic aspects.

Mental illness.

Psychiatric epidemiology.

Mental Disorders--genetics.

Mental Disorders--epidemiology.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--genetics.

Mental Disorders--epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 402 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Contribution of genetic epidemiology to our understanding of psychiatric disorders Kathleen Reis Merikangas and Anibal Cravchik; 2. A basic overview of contemporary human genetic analysis strategies Ondrej Libiger and Nicholas J. Schork; 3. In silico analysis strategies and resources for psychiatric genetics research Ali Torkamani, Trygve Bakken and Nicholas J. Schork; 4. Gene expression studies in psychiatric disorders Alexander B. Niculescu; 5. Pharmacogenetics in psychiatry Falk W. Lohoff; 6. Functional validation of candidate genetic susceptibility factors for major mental illnesses: from protein chemistry, cell biology, animal study, to human brain imaging Akira Sawa, Wanli W. Smith, Saurav Seshadri, Akiko Hayashi-Takagi, Hanna Jaaro-Peled and Atsushi Kamiya; 7. Epigenetic mechanisms in drug addiction and depression William Renthal and Eric J. Nestler; 8. Panic disorder Ardesheer Talati and Myrna M. Weissman; 9. The genetics of phobic disorders and generalized anxiety disorder Raymond R. Crowe; 10. Genetic contributions to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OCD-related disorders Dennis L. Murphy, Pablo R. Moya, Jens R. Wendland and Kiara Timpano; 11. Post-traumatic stress disorder Michael J. Lyons, Tyler Zink and Karestan C. Koenen; 12. Antisocial behavior: gene environment interplay Laura A. Baker, Catherine Tuvblad, Serena Bedzjian and Adrian Raine; 13. Learning disabilities Shelley D. Smith; 14. Autism and autism spectrum disorders Daniel H. Geschwind and Maricela Alarcon; 15. Genetics of major depression James B. Potash; 16. The genetics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa Andrew W. Bergen, Jennifer Wessel and Walter H. Kaye; 17. Genetics and common human obesity R. Arlen Price; 18. Alcoholism Howard J. Edenberg; 19. Nicotine dependence Sarah Hartz and Laura Bierut; 20. Genetics of stimulant dependence Joseph F. Cubells and Yi-Lang Tang; 21. Genetics of personality disorders C. Robert Cloninger; 22. Ethical issues in behavioral genetics Stephen H. Dinwiddie, Jinger Hoop and Elliot Gershon; 23. Genetics of Tourette syndrome and related disorders Maria G. Motlagh, Thomas V. Fernandez and James F. Leckman; 24. Endophenotypes Bernice Porjesz; 25. Developmental disorders Craig A. Erickson, Khendra I. Peay and Christopher J. McDougle; Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

ISBN:

113955171X

9781139551717

Publisher Number:

99951123127

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Restricted for use by site license.