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9780415570985

The Biological Basis of Mental Health Nursing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415570985

  • ISBN10:

    0415570980

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2011-02-02
  • Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Written by an experienced nurse lecturer who also trained as a mental health nurse, this book explores the underlying biology associated with the pathology of mental health disorders and the related nervous system. Fully revised for this second edition, the text includes three new chapters on brain development, pharmacology and the biology of learning, developmental and behavioural disorders.Integrating up-to-date pharmacological and genetic knowledge with an understanding of environmental factors that impact on human biology, The Biological Basis of Mental Health Nursing covers topics including:the physiology of neurotransmission and receptorshormones and mental healththe biology of emotions, stress, anxiety and phobic statesthe biology of substance abusethe pharmacology of psychoactive drugsdevelopmental disordersbrain anatomy and developmentthe biology of behaviourgenetics and mental healthaffective disorders: depression, mania and suicideschizophreniaautism and other syndromesthe ageing brain and dementiadegenerative diseases of the brainepilepsy.Accessibly laid out, with many of diagrams, tables and key points at the end of each chapter, this is an essential text for mental health nursing students, practitioners and educators.

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