Synopses & Reviews
The first and only textbook of its kind, Clinical Neuroscience integrates neurobiological mechanisms of general health into the coverage of mental disorders. With this resource, instructors can easily integrate principles of neuroscience into clinical, developmental, behavioral, cognitive, and social psychology.
Table of Contents
Section I: Foundations of Clinical NeuroscienceChapter 1. Clinical Neuroscience Emerges
Chapter 2. Research, Treatment and Points of View
Section II: Establishing Homeostasis
Chapter 3. Macroanatomy and the Dynamic Brain
Chapter 4. Micoranatomy and Neurotransmission
Chapter 5. Neurochemistry and Psychopharmacology
Chapter 6. Neurodevelopment over the Lifespan
Section III: Disruptions of Homeostasis: Representative Clinical Disorders
Chapter 7. Disorders of Anxiety: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome
Chapter 8. Mood Disorders: Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 9. Schizophrenia
Chapter 10. Drug Addiction
Section IV: Maintaining Homeostatis
Chapter 11. Coping with Stress
Chapter 12. Psychoneuroimmunology
Chapter 13. Eating Regulation and Associated Disorders
Epilogue: Ethical Issues and the Future of Clinical Neuroscience