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The unwell brain : understanding the psychobiology of mental health / F. Scott Kraly.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 2009Description: xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393705966 (pbk.)
  • 039370596X (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Treatment of behavioral and brain disorders -- How do disorders develop? -- What treatments are likely to be effective? -- Integration of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy -- Brain theories of behavioral disorders -- Fundamental principles of the brain and behavior -- Organizational aspects of the brain relevant to psychology and behavior -- Neuronal processes relevant to psychology and behavior -- Discovering the relation between brain and behavior -- Principles of pharmacology relevant to pharmacotherapy -- Dysfunctional behaviors and brain processes -- Depression and mania -- Anxiety disorders -- Substance use disorders -- Overeating -- Bulimia and anorexia -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Schizophrenia -- Concluding perspective -- Probing a frontier.
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"A Norton professional book."

Originally published: as Brain science and psychological disorders. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Treatment of behavioral and brain disorders -- How do disorders develop? -- What treatments are likely to be effective? -- Integration of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy -- Brain theories of behavioral disorders -- Fundamental principles of the brain and behavior -- Organizational aspects of the brain relevant to psychology and behavior -- Neuronal processes relevant to psychology and behavior -- Discovering the relation between brain and behavior -- Principles of pharmacology relevant to pharmacotherapy -- Dysfunctional behaviors and brain processes -- Depression and mania -- Anxiety disorders -- Substance use disorders -- Overeating -- Bulimia and anorexia -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Schizophrenia -- Concluding perspective -- Probing a frontier.