Handbook of Medical Psychiatry
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Handbook of Medical Psychiatry

  1. 973 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Handbook of Medical Psychiatry

About this book

This volume examines attempts to identify genetic risk factors and environmental components contributing to the development of psychiatric disorders. It explores the symptoms, courses, outcomes, treatment responses and aetiologies of a range of psychiatric illnesses to improve disease classification schemes.

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Medical Psychiatry by Jair C. Soares, Samuel Gershon, Jair C. Soares,Samuel Gershon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Médecine & Psychiatrie et santé mentale. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780824708351
eBook ISBN
9780203912485
Edition
1
Topic
Médecine
Subtopic
Psychiatrie et santé mentale

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Series Introduction
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Chapter 1. Animal Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  8. Chapter 2. Methodological Advances in Psychiatric Genetics
  9. Chapter 3. New Developments in the Regulation of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission*
  10. Chapter 4. Developments in Psychiatric Neuroimaging
  11. Chapter 5. Classification of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
  12. Chapter 6. Classification of Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders
  13. Chapter 7. Classification of Mood Disorders
  14. Chapter 8. Classification of Anxiety Disorders
  15. Chapter 9. Classification of Dementias and Cognitive Disorders
  16. Chapter 10. Classification of Personality Disorders
  17. Chapter 11. Mood Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  18. Chapter 12. Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  19. Chapter 13. Psychotic Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  20. Chapter 14. Neurobiology of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  21. Chapter 15. Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
  22. Chapter 16. Neuroimaging Findings in Schizophrenia
  23. Chapter 17. The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
  24. Chapter 18. Serotonergic Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia
  25. Chapter 19. The GABA Cell in Relation to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
  26. Chapter 20. Genetic Findings in Psychotic Disorders
  27. Chapter 21. Membrane Abnormalities in Psychotic Disorders
  28. Chapter 22. Animal Models of Psychosis
  29. Chapter 23. Affective Disorders
  30. Chapter 24. Role of Acetylcholine and Its Interactions with Other Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators in Affective Disorders
  31. Chapter 25. GABA and Mood Disorders
  32. Chapter 26. Signal Transduction Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder
  33. Chapter 27. Molecular Genetics and Mood Disorders
  34. Chapter 28. Biological Distinction Between Unipolar and Bipolar Disorder
  35. Chapter 29. Neurobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  36. Chapter 30. Neurobiology of Panic Disorder
  37. Chapter 31. Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Across the Life Cycle
  38. Chapter 32. Genetics of Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Agoraphobia
  39. Chapter 33. Imaging Brain Structure and Function in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
  40. Chapter 34. Brain Imaging in Dementia
  41. Chapter 35. Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease
  42. Chapter 36. Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
  43. Chapter 37. Psychiatric Comorbidity
  44. Chapter 38. Neurobiology of Alcoholism
  45. Chapter 39. Biological Basis of Drug Addiction
  46. Chapter 40. Neuroimaging Abnormalities in Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
  47. Chapter 41. Genetics of Addictive Disorders
  48. Chapter 42. Biological Basis of Eating Disorders
  49. Chapter 43. Biological Basis of Personality Disorders
  50. Chapter 44. Iatrogenic Sexual Dysfunction
  51. Chapter 45. Neurobiology of Violence and Aggression
  52. Chapter 46. Pathological Gambling
  53. Chapter 47. Neurobiology of Suicide
  54. Chapter 48. Sleep Disorders
  55. Chapter 49. Perspectives in the Pharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia
  56. Chapter 50. Multiple Mechanisms of Lithium Action
  57. Chapter 51. Mechanisms of Action of Anticonvulsants and New Mood Stabilizers
  58. Chapter 52. Mechanisms of Action of New Mood-Stabilizing Drugs
  59. Chapter 53. Advances in Treatment and Perspectives for New Interventions in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
  60. Chapter 54. Perspectives for Pharmacological Interventions in Eating Disorders
  61. Chapter 55. Perspectives for New Pharmacological Treatments of Alcoholism and Substance Dependence
  62. Chapter 56. Perspectives on the Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia
  63. Chapter 57. Pharmacological Interventions in Psychiatric Disorders Due to Medical Conditions
  64. Chapter 58. Perspectives on Treatment Interventions in Paraphilias
  65. Chapter 59. Potential of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Conditions
  66. Chapter 60. Pharmacokinetic Principles and Drug Interactions
  67. Index
  68. About the Editors
  69. Back Cover