The neuropsychology of mental illness / edited by Stephen J. Wood, Nicholas B. Allen, Christos Pantelis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wood, Stephen J., editor.

Allen, Nicholas B., editor.

Pantelis, Christos, editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine The neuropsychology of mental illness

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Physiological aspects.

Mental illness.

Mental illness--Psychological aspects.

Neuropsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 443 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is widely accepted that most psychiatric disorders are associated with cognitive impairment and that neuropsychological approaches can help unravel the mechanisms underlying brain function and help us develop a better understanding of these disorders. In this book, a panel of the world's leading experts describe the development of neuropsychological approaches to the investigation, description, measurement and management of a wide range of mental illnesses. Part One explains the rationale for examining neuropsychological processes within clinical disorders, leading into Part Two summarizing and critiquing the methodological approaches to study. Part Three covers each of the major psychiatric disorders and provides a summary of the neuropsychological findings for each condition. The final section brings together the perspectives of neuroscientists, psychiatrists and philosophers. Essential reading for all those studying the healthy as well as the disordered brain, The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness will appeal to specialists from the fields of mental health, psychology, clinical neuroscience and philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Section 1: Neuropsychological processes; Section 2: The importance of methods; Section 3: The neuropsychology of psychiatric disorders; Section 4: Integration and synthesis: are mental illnesses disorders of consciousness? A trialogue between neuroscientific, philosophical and psychiatric perspectives; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21011-9

0-511-70017-2

0-511-64094-3

1-282-38651-4

9786612386510

0-511-64162-1

0-511-63918-X

0-511-63811-6

0-511-64219-9

0-511-64026-9

OCLC:

609846105