
Bipolar Disorder
The Science of Mental Health
Steven E. Hyman(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 21. December 2001
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8153-3744-7 (ISBN)
Description
There has been a revolution in our understanding of mental illness and its effect on society. The science of mental illness has made enormous strides based on the just-completed decade of the brain and is poised to make quantum progress again based on the completion of the Human Genome Project. These and other developments are covered in this new multi-volume set, which brings together in one in-depth collection the most significant recent scholarship on mental and addictive disorders.
The volumes are organized to provide cutting-edge views of the epidemiology, genetics, evolutionary perspectives, and brain and behavioral science of mental illness, as well as selected papers on treatment. The papers are selected from leading journals in the US and worldwide based on their significance and on the need to provide a balanced perspective. The collection offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview, and includes introductions that make the technical aspects of the papers accessible.
The volumes are organized to provide cutting-edge views of the epidemiology, genetics, evolutionary perspectives, and brain and behavioral science of mental illness, as well as selected papers on treatment. The papers are selected from leading journals in the US and worldwide based on their significance and on the need to provide a balanced perspective. The collection offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview, and includes introductions that make the technical aspects of the papers accessible.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
574 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-3744-7 (9780815337447)
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Person
The editor is a leading figure in American Psychiatry, having been professor at Harvard Medical School and currently at the National Institutes of Health. He has written widely on the basic and clinical science of mental and addictive disorders.
Content
Introduction, Overview, Diagnosis and Epidemiology, Genetics, Natural History, Childhood Onset, Evolution, Neurobiology of Disease, Treatment, Acknowledgements.