Psychopathology and the Brain
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 1991
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-88167-802-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this volume, clinicians and basic scientists discuss concepts of brain function and behavioural biology in relation to major problems in psychopathology, including psychosis, affective disorders, personality development, personality disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The contributors shed light on brain systems that mediate symptoms and behaviours encountered in daily practice and present important models of how experience can shape brain systems during development. Special attention is given to new findings on the powerful influence of subcortical brain centers such as the basal ganglia on functions previously thought to be purely cortical in nature. Also included are examples of the clinical applications of brain imaging methods in psychosis, affective disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
In this volume, clinicians and basic scientists discuss concepts of brain function and behavioural biology in relation to major problems in psychopathology, including psychosis, affective disorders, personality development, personality disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The contributors shed light on brain systems that mediate symptoms and behaviours encountered in daily practice and present important models of how experience can shape brain systems during development. Special attention is given to new findings on the powerful influence of subcortical brain centers such as the basal ganglia on functions previously thought to be purely cortical in nature. Also included are examples of the clinical applications of brain imaging methods in psychosis, affective disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
In this volume, clinicians and basic scientists discuss concepts of brain function and behavioural biology in relation to major problems in psychopathology, including psychosis, affective disorders, personality development, personality disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The contributors shed light on brain systems that mediate symptoms and behaviours encountered in daily practice and present important models of how experience can shape brain systems during development. Special attention is given to new findings on the powerful influence of subcortical brain centers such as the basal ganglia on functions previously thought to be purely cortical in nature. Also included are examples of the clinical applications of brain imaging methods in psychosis, affective disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 tables, 48 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88167-802-4 (9780881678024)
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