Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

ISBN-13: 9781617375248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 264 str.

Frank I. Tarazi; John A. Schetz

Opis

A comprehensive, systematic, and advanced review of the scientific, preclinical, and clinical aspects of several major mental illnesses. The illnesses covered range from neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease, to psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For each disorder, the authors uniformly discuss its incidence and prevalence, etiology, molecular targets and mechanisms of action, brain structures and pathways, animal models, signs and symptoms, genetics, treatments, and related medical terminology.

Recenzje

"...a comprehensive and systematic cover of the basic and clinical aspects of the main psychiatric and neurological disorders..." - Human Psychopharmacology

"....there is much information that is timely and succinct in this survey...a remarkably informative overview..." - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction Neural Principles of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Frank I. Tarazi and Marc J. Kaufman Pharmacotherapeutic Principles of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders John A. Schetz Part II. Neurological Disorders Alzheimer's Disease Mark P. Mattson Huntington's Disease Susan E. Browne Parkinson's Disease Thomas Wichmann Part III. Psychiatric Disorders Schizophrenia Stephan Heckers and Sabina Berretta Autism Spectrum Disorders Evdokia Anagnostou and Eric Hollander Tourette's Syndrome and Tic Disorders: From Molecules and Cells to Symptoms and Management James E. Swain, Robert A. King, and James F. Leckman Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder David S. Husted, Nathan A. Shapira, and Wayne K. Goodman Unipolar Depression Julie A. Blendy and Irwin Lucki Bipolar Disorder Leonardo Tondo, Matthew J. Albert, Alexia E. Koukopoulos, Christopher Baethge, and Ross J. Baldessarini Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Kehong Zhang, Eugen Davids, and Ross J. Baldessarini Index Color Plates Color plates 1-5 appear in an insert preceding p. 51 Plate 1. Fig. 1 from Chapter 2; for complete caption see p. 30 Plate 2. Fig. 1 from Chapter 3; for complete caption see p. 52 Plate 3. Fig. 1 from Chapter 7; for complete caption see p. 133 Plate 4. Fig. 1 from Chapter 8; for complete caption see p. 156 Plate 5. Fig. 1 from Chapter 9; for complete caption see p. 173

Blurb

There is a great need for a single book that covers the main aspects of neurological and psychiatric disorders in sufficient breadth and depth to enable MDs, PhDs, and PharmDs to master their exams and prepare to safely and effectively practice their future health care professions. In Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: From Bench to Bedside, leading researchers and practicing clinicians team up to provide a comprehensive, systematic, and advanced review of the scientific, preclinical, and clinical aspects of several major mental illnesses. The illnesses covered range from neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease, to psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For each disorder, the authors uniformly discuss its incidence and prevalence, etiology and general description, molecular targets and mechanisms of action, brain structures and pathways, animal models, signs and symptoms, genetics, standard and experimental treatments, and related medical terminology. Introductory chapters explain the neural and pharmacotherapeutic principles underlying these disorders, as well as the theoretical and methodological parameters needed to optimally interpret the neuroanatomical, imaging, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic data presented throughout the book.
Authoritative and up to date, Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: From Bench to Bedside offers neurologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and health care professionals in this area a comprehensive, systematic, and advanced understanding of preclinical research, clinical diagnosis, and standard and novel treatments for major neurological and psychiatric disorders.