The The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry

Description:

Provides resident and practicing psychiatrists with a comprehensive, clinically relevant overview of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior and mental illness. The book presents an integrated perspective on the structures and workings of the brain, the mechanisms governing behaviors such as pleasure, aggression, and intelligence, and the pathophysiology of mental disorders. More than 200 two-color illustrations clarify key concepts. Questions and answers at the end of each chapter facilitate review and board preparation.

subjects: Neuropsychology,  Physiopathology,  Pathophysiology,  Mental illness,  Psychiatry,  Nervous System,  Mental Disorders,  Methods,  Mental illness--pathophysiology,  Mental disorders--physiopathology,  Nervous system--physiopathology,  Neuropsychology--methods,  Rc483 .h54 2007,  2007 g-946,  Wm 140 h636n 2007,  616.89,  Neurosciences,  Physiology, pathological