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Neuroscience for the mental health clinician [E-book]

By: Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, 2016Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 324 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781462527120 (hardcover)
  • 9781462527113 (paperback)
  • 1462527124 (hardcover)
  • 1462527116 (paperback)
  • 9781462527168
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WL 100
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Contents:
I. Basic: Introduction -- Draw the brain: introduction to clinical neuroanatomy -- Neuronal communication -- Neurotransmitters -- Genetics and epigenetics -- Fear, reward, and action -- Attention and memory -- Higher cognitive functioning -- II. Mental disorders: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Aggression, antisocial behavior, and substance abuse -- Mood and anxiety disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Dementia.
Summary: Accessible and succinct, this book has given thousands of clinicians and students the basic understanding of neuroscience that is essential in contemporary mental health practice. Steven R. Pliszka synthesizes current knowledge on the neurobiological bases of major psychiatric disorders. He explores the brain systems that underlie cognition, emotions, and behavior; how disturbances in these systems can lead to psychopathology; and the impact of genetic and environmental risk factors across development. The book also addresses the ways that both pharmacological and psychosocial treatments act on the brain as they bring about a reduction in symptoms.
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Electronic book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Online WL 100 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available rhleb130121

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index.

I. Basic: Introduction -- Draw the brain: introduction to clinical neuroanatomy -- Neuronal communication -- Neurotransmitters -- Genetics and epigenetics -- Fear, reward, and action -- Attention and memory -- Higher cognitive functioning -- II. Mental disorders: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Aggression, antisocial behavior, and substance abuse -- Mood and anxiety disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Dementia.

Accessible and succinct, this book has given thousands of clinicians and students the basic understanding of neuroscience that is essential in contemporary mental health practice. Steven R. Pliszka synthesizes current knowledge on the neurobiological bases of major psychiatric disorders. He explores the brain systems that underlie cognition, emotions, and behavior; how disturbances in these systems can lead to psychopathology; and the impact of genetic and environmental risk factors across development. The book also addresses the ways that both pharmacological and psychosocial treatments act on the brain as they bring about a reduction in symptoms.

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