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- English
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Global Emergency of Mental Disorders
About this book
Global Emergency of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read overview of the neurodevelopmental basis of multiple mental disorders and their accompanying consequences, including addiction, suicide and homelessness. Compared to other references that examine the treatment of psychiatric disorders, this book uniquely focuses on their neurodevelopment. It is designed for neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology students, and various other clinical professions. With chapters on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and others, this volume provides information about incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in addition to developmental origins. With millions worldwide affected, this book will be an invaluable resource.
- Explores psychiatric disorders from a neurodevelopmental perspective
- Covers multiple disorders, including anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Examines the brain mechanisms that underly disorders
- Addresses the opioid epidemic and suicide
- Reviews special patient populations by gender and age
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Yes, you can access Global Emergency of Mental Disorders by Jahangir Moini,Justin Koenitzer,Anthony LoGalbo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze biologiche & Fisiologia. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Global Emergency of Mental Disorders
- Chapter 1 Brain structures and functions
- Chapter 2 Brain neurotransmitters
- Chapter 3 Normal child and adolescent development
- Chapter 4 Global epidemiology of mental disorders
- Chapter 5 Anxiety disorders
- Chapter 6 Depressive disorders
- Chapter 7 Bipolar and related disorders
- Chapter 8 Obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Chapter 9 Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
- Chapter 10 Dissociative disorders
- Chapter 11 Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- Chapter 12 Somatic symptom disorder and related disorders
- Chapter 13 Eating disorders
- Chapter 14 Sleep-wake disorders
- Chapter 15 Sexuality, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias
- Chapter 16 Substance-related disorders
- Chapter 17 Personality disorders
- Chapter 18 Children and adolescents
- Chapter 19 Women
- Chapter 20 Cultural factors and minorities
- Chapter 21 Older adults
- Chapter 22 The opioid epidemic
- Chapter 23 Suicides and homicides
- Chapter 24 The homelessness crisis
- Index