In this 12th volume in the "Review of Psychiatry" series, editors John M. Oldham MD, Michelle B. Riba MD, and Allan Tasman MD, continue a decade-long commitment to making this series a vital reference for the practising clinician. More than 50 contributors share their expertise in the areas of homosexuality, post-traumatic stress disorder, brain imaging, combined treatments and the neuropsychiatry of memory. Following the format of past volumes, each section includes a foreword and afterword by the section editor(s) that summarise key points, and each chapter features an extensive bibliography.
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American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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79 illustrations, bibliographies
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978-0-88048-439-8 (9780880484398)
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Contributors. Forword. Section I: Changing Perspectives on Homosexuality. Foreword. Overview of new developments in understanding homosexuality. Biological theories of sexual orientation. Working with lesbians in psychotherapy. Dynamic psychotherapy with gay men: developmental considerations. Characteristics of gay and lesbian relationships. Afterword. Section II: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Foreword. Issues in the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. Ethnocultural aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder. Neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder. Traumatic stress and developmental psychopathology in children and adolescents. An integrated approach for treating posttraumatic stress. Posttraumatic stress disorder and rape. Afterword. Section III: Brain Imaging. Foreword. Neuroimaging and clinical neuroscience: basic issues and principles. Magnetic resonance imaging in psychiatry. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy: applications to neuropsychiatric research. SPECT imaging of cerebral physiology. Positron-emission tomography and brain activity in psychiatry. Neuroreceptor and neurochemistry studies with positron-emission tomography in psychiatric illness: promise and progress. Afterword. Section IV: Combined Treatments. Foreword. Pharmacotherapy and the stages of psychotherapeutic change. Combining psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of borderline patients. Combined behavioral and pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders. Combining medications with family psychotherapy. Integrating individual, marital, and family therapy. The pharmacotherapist-psychotherapist collaboration. Afterword. Section V: The Neuropsychiatry of Memory. Foreword. The biology of memory. Neuropsychological assessment of memory disorders. Amnesia and memory disturbances in neurologic disorders. Functional disorders of memory. Diagnostic and treatment implications of memory dysfunction in mood disorders. Psychopharmacologic treatment of memory disorders. Afterword. Index.
