Molecular Neurobiology for the Clinician

Résumé du livre

Find today's most important molecular neurobiological advances and their relevance to clinicians treating patients with mental illness in this exceptional new reference. Molecular Neurobiology for the Clinician, Review of Psychiatry, Volume 22, will update you on the latest findings and their impact on psychiatry.

Thoroughly indexed and referenced, this essential new book discusses discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize your clinical approach by changing the ways in which you diagnose and treat patients. Clinicians will learn about the effects on psychiatry of advances in the molecular basis of neuronal network function, particularly in relation to abnormalities in cognitive and emotional regulation, and the identification of novel molecular targets for drug development. This groundbreaking volume also reveals how to apply these discoveries to diagnosing and treating major psychiatric disorders, including childhood- and adolescent-onset disorders, schizophrenia, drug addiction, and severe mood and anxiety disorders.

Molecular Neurobiology for the Clinician is an outstanding compilation of the best research by top names in the field. Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric residents, and graduate students in neuroscience, psychiatry, and psychology will gain knowledge, understanding, and techniques for better diagnosis and treatment.