Neuroscience for the Mental Health Clinician, First Edition

by Pliszka, Steven R.

• ISBN13: 9781593850784
• ISBN10: 1593850786
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-29
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

As scientific knowledge grows about the role of the brain in mental disorder, no clinician can afford to be uninformed about neurobiology. This accessible primer provides the basic grounding in neuroscience that all contemporary mental health professionals need. Readers are first guided through the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and psychiatric genetics. Chapters then illuminate the neurobiological underpinnings of a range of frequently encountered disorders--including ADHD, substance abuse, mood and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and learning and cognitive problems--giving particular attention to the impact of psychosocial risk factors on the brain. Also examined are ways that both pharmacological and psychological interventions have been shown to alter brain chemistry as they bring about a reduction in symptoms.

Author Biography

Steven R. Pliszka, MD, is Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction	1	(14)
I BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NEUROSCIENCE
2 Draw the Brain: Introduction to Clinical Neuroanatomy	15	(17)
3 The Neuron	32	(19)
4 Neurotransmitters	51	(27)
5 Fear, Reward, and Action	78	(12)
6 Memory	90	(17)
7 An Overview of Cortical Function	107	(22)
II NEUROSCIENCE OF MENTAL DISORDERS
8 Introduction to Clinical Issues	129	(14)
9 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	143	(22)
10 Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Substance Abuse	165	(35)
11 Mood and Anxiety Disorders	200	(25)
12 Schizophrenia and Pervasive Developmental Disorders	225	(24)
13 Cognitive Disorders	249	(12)
14 Epilogue	261	(10)
Index	271