The Biology of Psychological Disorders

2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-24640-9
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

Covering a broad range of psychological disorders, their biological underpinnings, and the latest principles of pharmacological treatment, The Biology of Psychological Disorders is essential reading for students specialising in Biological Psychology, or seeking to contextualise their studies of cognitive and clinical neuroscience.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linden, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- PART I: BASIC NEUROSCIENCE AND RESEARCH METHODS.- Neuroanatomy.- Neurophysiology and Basic Neurochemistry.- Neuroendocrinology.- Genetics.- Animal Models of Human Behaviour and Mental Disorders.- PART II: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY.- General Principles of Psychopharmacology.- NT Receptors and Postsynaptic Signalling Pathways.- Physical Therapies.- Biological Effects of Psychotherapy.- PART III: CLINICAL DISORDERS.- Schizophrenia and Related Disorders.- Depression.- Mania and Bipolar Disorder.- Anxiety Disorders.- Biology of Personality Disorders.- Biology of Substance-Related Disorders.- Eating Disorders and Disorders of Impulse Control.- Mental Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.- Biology of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders.- Biology of Sleep Disorders.- Aging and Dementia.- Neuropsychiatry.- Afterword.

Über Autor(innen)

David Linden is Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the School of Psychology and the Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology of Cardiff University, UK. He is also an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at the same institution, with a special interest in Neuropsychiatry.