Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Neural Principles of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

      • Frank I. Tarazi, Marc J. Kaufman

      Pages 3-27

   3. Pharmacotherapeutic Principles of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

      • John A. Schetz

      Pages 29-47

3. Neurological Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. Alzheimer’s Disease

      • Mark P. Mattson

      Pages 51-62

   3. Huntington’s Disease

      • Susan E. Browne

      Pages 63-86

   4. Parkinson’s Disease

      • Thomas Wichmann

      Pages 87-107

4. Psychiatric Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

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   2. Schizophrenia

      • Stephan Heckers, Sabina Berretta

      Pages 111-129

   3. Autism Spectrum Disorders

      • Evdokia Anagnostou, Eric Hollander

      Pages 131-149

   4. Tourette’s Syndrome and Tic Disorders

      • James E. Swain, Robert A. King, James F. Leckman

      Pages 151-169

   5. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

      • David S. Husted, Nathan A. Shapira, Wayne K. Goodman

      Pages 171-188

   6. Unipolar Depression

      • Julie A. Blendy, Irwin Lucki

      Pages 189-203

   7. Bipolar Disorder

      • Leonardo Tondo, Matthew J. Albert, Alexia E. Koukopoulos, Christopher Baethge, Ross J. Baldessarini

      Pages 205-227

   8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

      • Kehong Zhang, Eugen Davids, Ross J. Baldessarini

      Pages 229-250

5. Back Matter

   Pages 251-263

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A comprehensive, systematic, and advanced review of the scientific, preclinical, and clinical aspects of several major mental illnesses. The illnesses covered range from neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease, to psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For each disorder, the authors uniformly discuss its incidence and prevalence, etiology, molecular targets and mechanisms of action, brain structures and pathways, animal models, signs and symptoms, genetics, treatments, and related medical terminology.

• Depression
• Parkinson
• Syndrom
• attention
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• autism spectrum disorder
• genetics
• hyperactivity

"...a comprehensive and systematic cover of the basic and clinical aspects of the main psychiatric and neurological disorders..." - Human Psychopharmacology

"....there is much information that is timely and succinct in this survey...a remarkably informative overview..." - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston

  Frank I. Tarazi

• Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, McLean Hospital, Belmont

  Frank I. Tarazi

• Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Univesity of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth

  John A. Schetz

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