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Biological psychiatry

Biological psychiatry has dominated psychiatric thinking for the past 40 years, but the knowledge base of the discipline has increased substantially more recently, particularly with advances in genetics and neuroimaging. The third edition of Biological Psychiatry has been thoroughly updated taking i...

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Main Authors: Trimble, Michael R
Group Author: George, Mark S
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Wiley online library
Subjects:
Biological psychiatry
Medicine
MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > General
PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness
MEDICAL > Mental Health
Biological Psychiatry > methods
Brain > Physiology
Mental Disorders > physiopathology
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470689394
Summary: Biological psychiatry has dominated psychiatric thinking for the past 40 years, but the knowledge base of the discipline has increased substantially more recently, particularly with advances in genetics and neuroimaging. The third edition of Biological Psychiatry has been thoroughly updated taking into account these developments. As in the earlier editions of the book, there are comprehensive reviews and explanations of the latest advances in neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, genetics and brain imaging-- descriptions not only of methodologies but also of the application of these in clinical sett
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (406 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-393) and index.
ISBN: 9780470689400 (electronic bk.)
0470689404 (electronic bk.)
9780470688946 (Cloth)
0470688947 (Cloth)
9780470689394
0470689390
Index Number: RC341
CLC: R749
Contents: Principles of brain function and structure : 1. genetics, physiology, and chemistry -- Principles of brain function and structure : 2. anatomy -- Important brain behavior relationships -- Classifications and clinical investigations -- Personality disorders -- The anxiety disorders -- The schizophrenias -- The affective disorders -- The addictions and disorders of motivation -- The epilepsies -- The dementias -- Biological treatments -- Epilogue : toward a brain-based classification scheme in psychiatry.

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