Textbook of Biological Psychiatry

A Textbook of Biological Psychiatry integrates the basic science concerning brain mechanisms of psychiatric disorders alongside surveys of present standard clinical treatment. Organized in a coherent and easy to follow structure, chapters expand across different levels of analysis, from basic mechanisms to clinical practice. This comprehensive reference provides an integrative treatment of the biochemistry of neurotransmission, behavioral pharmacology, and clinical aspects of psychiatric problems including depression, manic-depression, and mood disorders. Other chapters address the biological mechanisms and treatment of depression, anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and addictions. The editor concludes with a perspective on the future of the field and prospects for understanding and effectively treating mood and anxiety disorders.

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Title of ebook: Textbook of Biological Psychiatry
ISBN: 9780471468981
parent-ISBN: 9780471434788
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Internet download file size: 4157 kb
Published: 10-2003
Released online for download: 10-27-2003
Editor: Panksepp, Jaak

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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY SKETCHED-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Jaak Panksepp

J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience Mind & Behavior, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

OVERTURE

It is a difficult task to capture the history of biological psychiatry in a brief essay. Let me frame this modest effort in a timeless humanistic perspective.

Psychiatry is the study and treatment of troubled mental lives. Its ultimate goal is to heal broken spirits. At its core, it is an attempt to better understand human thoughts and emotions and to allow this understanding to inform the healing arts. Despite our modern scientific hubris, we know rather little about how brains truly construct our minds and passions. Partly, this is because few scholars have come to terms with the need to understand the evolutionary neural dynamics th ... read full excerpt from Textbook of Biological Psychiatry ebook

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