The The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry
Subtitle: The Pathophysiology of Behavior and Mental Illness
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: May 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780781766555
Subjects: Behavioural theory (Behaviourism); Medical; Medical / Nursing; Neuroscience; Psychiatry - General; Medical / Psychiatry; Mental Disorders; Mental illness; Pathophysiology; Psychiatry; physiopathology
Description: Provides resident and practicing psychiatrists with a comprehensive, clinically relevant overview of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior and mental illness. The book presents an integrated perspective on the structures and workings of the brain, the mechanisms governing behaviors such as pleasure, aggression, and intelligence, and the pathophysiology of mental disorders. More than 200 two-color illustrations clarify key concepts. Questions and answers at the end of each chapter facilitate review and board preparation.