The biological basis of mental health / William T. Blows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blows, William T., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Physiological aspects.

Mental illness.

Personality disorders--Treatment.

Personality disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 384 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book explores the underlying biology associated with the pathology of mental health disorders and the related nervous system. Fully revised for this third edition, each chapter has been updated to include the latest research, ideas and concepts in each field, and includes a new chapter on sleep. Integrating up-to-date pharmacological and genetic knowledge with an understanding of environmental factors that impact on human biology, The Biological Basis of Mental Health covers topics including brain development, neural communication, neurotransmitters and receptors, hormones and behaviour, genetic disorders, pharmacology, drug abuse, anxiety, schizophrenia, depression, epilepsy, subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain, dementia, developmental disorders, and sleep. Accessible and engaging, this is an essential text for mental health students, practitioners and educators. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction to the brain

2. Brain development

3. Neural communication

4. Neurotransmitters and receptors

5. Hormones and behaviour

6. Genetic disorders affecting mental health

7. Pharmacology

8. Drug abuse

9. Stress, emotions, anxiety, and fear

10. Schizophrenia

11. Affective disorders

12. Epilepsy

13. Subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain

14. The ageing brain and dementia

15. Learning, behavioural and developmental disorders

16. Sleep.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781315707167

9781317479017

9781317479024

OCLC:

948603024

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.