The biology of psychological disorders
By: David Linden
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780230246409
Subjects: Etiology; Neurosciences; Psychotropic Drugs; Physiopathology; Therapeutic use; Mental Disorders
Description: "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 contextualize their studies of cognitive and clinical neuroscience"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 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.