The unwell brain : understanding the psychobiology of mental health / F. Scott Kraly.
Publication details: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 2009.Description: xii, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780393705966 (pbk.)
- 039370596X (pbk.)
- Neuropsychiatry
- Brain -- Diseases
- Neuropsychology
- Neurobehavioral disorders
- Human behavior
- Psychotropic drugs
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Mental Disorders -- physiopathology
- Behavioral Symptoms -- etiology
- Brain -- drug effects
- Brain Diseases -- physiopathology
- Mental Disorders -- therapy
- Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use
- 616.8 22
- RC343 .K925 2009
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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.