Functional Neuroimaging in Child Psychiatry

by Edited by Monique Ernst , Judith M. Rumsey , Foreword by Joseph T. Coyle

• ISBN13: 9780521126588
• ISBN10: 0521126584
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book reviews the recent rapid development of functional neuroimaging techniques and their implications for child psychiatry. It is unique in that it focuses on children and integrates brain mapping with genetics and behavioral testing, an interface that is likely to become fundamental to functional neuroimaging. This invaluable reference will help clinicians and investigators to: Understand the mechanisms of childhood psychiatric disorders through imaging Decide the most appropriate technique for their purposes with respect to technology, experimental design, data analysis, and ethical considerations Appreciate the role of molecular genetics and neuropsychology in planning brain imaging studies. Set against an overview of normal behavioral and cognitive development, the text includes a description of new brain imaging strategies and the application of imaging techniques used on adults to children. Linking the latest findings from neuroimaging to neurophysiological models, this book is an essential resource for researchers and clinicians concerned with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Techniques of Functional Neuroimaging

Functional brain imaging with PET and SPECT

Modeling of PET/SPECT receptor images

Techniques of functional neuroimaging: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

MRS in childhood psychiatric disorders

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Ethical Issues in Neuroimaging Reseach with Children

Normal Development

Brain development and evolution

Cognitive development from a neuropsychological perspective

Cognitive and behavioural probes of developmental landmarks for use in functional neuroimaging

Psychiatric Disorders

Autism

Functional imaging in childhood onset schizophrenia

Pediatric mood disorders and neuroimaging

New frontiers in neuroimaging of childhood onset anxiety disorders

Functional brain imaging in Tourette's syndrome: what are we really imaging?

Functional neuroimaging in dyslexia: conceptual issues and psychiatric comorbidity

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: neuroimaging and behavioural/cognitive probes

Eating disorders

Future Directions

Techniques of molecular genetics

Issues in the genetic study of complex neurobehavioral conditions

The duplicity of plasticity: a conceptual approach to the study of early lesions and developmental disorders

Utility of the CANTAB battery in functional neuroimaging

Neurodevelopmental assessment of cognitive function using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Testing Automated Battery (CANTAB): validation and future goals

Functional neuroimaging in child psychiatry: future directions

Glossary

Index

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