This text explains the biological foundations of mental illness, and the impact of findings on the pharmacological treatment of those illnesses. The first half of the book discusses the molecular and genetic causes of mental illnesses; while the second half looks at psychiatric disorders through the eyes of sufferers of manic depression, schizophrenia, phobias and sufferers of compulsive disorders. The book also includes coverage of late-1990s' research and treatment.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
139 illustrations, (some colour ) index
Maße
Höhe: 238 mm
Breite: 220 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7167-6033-7 (9780716760337)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The evolution of biological psychiatry; the genetics of behavior; how genes work; neurons, circuits, and neurotransmission; drugs and receptors; mania and depression; schizophrenia; fears and compulsions; epilogue; recapitulation; further reading.
