Psychiatry Books

Book SynopsisOn July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II. The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one another’s company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves “confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.”

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Book SynopsisWhat challenges do 6-7-year-olds face as they learn new skills and face different social situations? How do their perceptions of the world change? How can we best support them in their move towards greater independence?This accessible book provides a wealth of information to help parents, educators and carers better relate to children at this exciting, yet demanding, stage of development. From the new-found sense of rivalry between siblings or classmates, to the anxieties children feel when making new friends, Corinne Aves offers guidance on encouraging children's development and helping them to cope with changing expectations of their behaviour. She discusses the various struggles in these children's lives – such as the conflict between a child's continuing desire to please his parents and the pressure to follow the leads of his friends – and gives tips for supporting children's increasing understanding of morality. Chapters on both school and family life explain the need for discipline and order in 'middle childhood', while specific areas of development such as reading skills and learning difficulties are addressed with sensitivity and insight. Understanding 6-7-Year-Olds will prove an enlightening read for anyone hoping to better understand children at this important stage of their lives.Trade ReviewClearly based on a strict psychoanalytical perspective, this UK book is also grounded in the everyday experiences of children and informed by a lively commitment to their well-being... Not only a useful tome but also humane, intelligent and endlessly thought-provoking. -- Youthinmind.co.ukAves, a child psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, describes the experiences of six and seven year olds and how parents and educators can understand them and help them develop. In this slim volume, she explains their changing perceptions of themselves, how they understand their role in the family, school experiences and social interactions, learning to read, and their unique anxieties. -- Book NewsAs my youngest child is just coming up to her sixth birthday I was hoping to gain a new insight into her world with this book. I wasn't disappointed, as a Childcare provider we aim to treat all children as individuals but most of our training seems to be aimed at the 0-5 age range. There is a tendency to feel that older children are moving along happily and unless there are any obvious problems they can be slightly overlooked. This book was fascinating explaining the physical and mental changes that children undergo during this time. Moving from being a young child with a belief in the magical side of life to an independent learner finding their way in the world. Corinne Aves has observed children at school and during play and includes anecdotes from home as well to illustrate her points.Written in a friendly, approachable style this book would be suitable for parents, however I feel it is aimed the key stage one teachers more specifically. -- National Childminding AssociationTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Jonathan Bradley. Introduction. 1. A Changing Self. 2. A Place in the Family. 3. The Experience of School. 4. Making Friends 5. Reading for Meaning. 6. Confusions and Anxieties. 7. Conclusion. Further Reading and Helpful Organizations. Index.

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Book SynopsisPsychoactive substance use ranks among the five top risk factors contributing to the global burden of disease. Substance use disorders can cause, mimic, underlie, or complicate a large number of medical and psychiatric conditions. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in non-substance forms of addiction such as gambling, internet gaming, and various other behavioural addictions. The ability to diagnose addictive disorders and initiate appropriate management is a responsibility for all health professionals.Addiction Medicine, now in its third edition and published in the renowned Oxford Medical Handbook series, is the result of many years'' preparation by a group of colleagues who are clinicians, teachers, and researchers in the addictive disorders field. The handbook is a contemporary, broadly-based, and clinically grounded text that summarises the scientific basis and practice of addiction medicine. It provides practical guidance on clinical management but with a sound background of pharmacology, neurobiology, psychology, and epidemiology and public health. It seeks to provide approaches to minimising harm from psychoactive substances and addictive behaviours, both at an individual and a societal level. The new edition has been expanded greatly. In addition to the behavioural addictions, it covers a broader range of psychoactive substances. There are new chapters on Screening and brief interventions and on Digital health approaches. It also continues to be international in scope, with the editors and contributors drawn from over 30 countries worldwide.The handbook is intended as a concise and practical guide for students, trainees, and qualified practitioners of medicine, nursing, psychology, and other health professionals. In particular, it is designed for students and post-graduate trainees and fellows in addiction medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, emergency medicine, pain management, gastroenterology, and general medical (family physician) practice. It is also useful and relevant to nurses, particularly those working as specialists in addictive disorders, clinical psychologists, psychologists and counsellors, and social workers and for staff in multidisciplinary agencies which provide help, support, and treatment for people with addictive disorders.This unparalleled guide contains everything you need to know to assist in the assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of patients with substance use and related addictive disorders

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the best available empirical evidence regarding one of the most challenging and pervasive questions throughout ages, cultures, and religions: the survival of human consciousness after death. It begins with a contextual overview of belief in personal survival and refutes misguided historical and epistemological arguments against the notion of survival after death (e.g., irrational, purely religious, impossible to be addressed by science, that has been proved false by neuroscience). The book provides an overview of the scientific evidence regarding the survival of human consciousness after death, focusing on studies on mediumship, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and reincarnation.Featured topics of coverage include: The belief in life after death in the contemporary world as well as in the history of religions and philosophy. The key misguided arguments and prejudices against the academic study of afterlife survival. What constitutes empirical evidence for survival after death? The main explanatory hypotheses alternative to survival after death. The chief cultural barriers to a fair examination of the available evidence for survival of consciousness after death. Science of Life After Death is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental and clinical psychology; spirituality, religious. and consciousness studies; psychiatry; neuroscience / neurology; phenomenology / philosophy; complementary and alternative medicine; and all interrelated disciplines.Trade Review“This brief book on the topic is an excellent and well-referenced study that can be strongly recommended to all open-minded thinkers … .” (Paradigm Explorer, Issue 141, 2023)“This book would be a great asset to anyone seeking clarity and insight on this important topic, and it deserves to be widely read.” (David Rousseau, Journal for the Study of Spirituality, March 27, 2023)“The book is very focussed on scientific evidence and the empirical scientific method is not the only way of knowing things. However, it fills an important gap in the literature and is a commendable achievement, notwithstanding these limitations of scope. It is always a good sign to get to the end of a book wanting to know more – which this reviewer certainly did!” (Christopher CH Cook, Royal College of Psychiatrists, rcpsych.ac.uk, January, 2023)“[This book] … should be in all university, college, and public libraries. … Highly recommend.” (johnballardphd.com, January 9, 2023)“Authors have a solid background in psychiatry and philosophy. ... the book is the product of more than two decades of research in this challenging area, providing the state-of-the-art on the hypothesis of the existence of an afterlife. ... It is up to us to take a standpoint, but at least we clearly see where we are in the discussion, for the book puts all the cards on the table.” (Ana Maria Correa Moreira Silva, Revista Brasileira de Filosofia da Religião, Vol. 9 (1), July, 2022)“This book addresses evidence for post-mortem survival focusing on anomalous experiences, mediumship, reincarnation and near-death experiences. … The book is written clearly and concisely and contains a wealth of research data.” (Simon Dein, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol. 25 (7), 2022)“This is a work to be read and taken into consideration, capable of propitiating reflections and favouring further research on the subject. Especially for those who dedicate themselves to this kind of issue, as it brings a wide range of research, studies and approaches, even if they are often synthetic.” (Horizonte, Vol. 20 (62), 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to the Science of Life After Death.- Chapter 2. The Idea of Survival of the Soul in the History of Religions and Philosophy.- Chapter 3. Main Arguments Against Survival After Death.- Chapter 4. Defining Evidence for Survival After Death.- Chapter 5. Best Available Evidence of Life After Death.- Chapter 6. The Weight of the Whole Body of Evidence of Life After Death.- Chapter 7. Cultural Barriers to a Fair Examination of the Available Evidence of Life After Death.- Chapter 8. Future Directions in the Scientific Research of Life After Death.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive examination of OCD and its treatment options, both pharmacological and psychological. Features self-help chapters based on Graded Exposure therapy. Written primarily for people with OCD and their loved ones, this book will also appeal to GPs and mental health practitioners.Trade Review'As a comedian, I am only too aware about jokes concerning OCD. When I was a psychiatric nurse, I knew that it was no laughing matter. People with OCD are often misunderstood and lack access to appropriate information and services. This book attempts to help by setting out everything about OCD, what may cause it and how it is treated. Using personal stories of people with OCD, it gives advice to families as well as the individual. The final section gives details of how you may help yourself to face up to and overcome OCD. A must-read for anyone whose life has been impacted by this illness.' Jo Brand, comedian'A timely intervention from a leading expert on OCD.' David Adam, Sunday Times bestselling author of, The Man Who Couldn't Stop: The Truth About OCD'As an OCD sufferer myself, reading this book was like being wrapped in a warm blanket. Lynne manages to explain this complex condition with both deep insight and caring understanding. And reading the many brave stories from fellow sufferers made me feel that I'm not alone in the battle to control this dreadful mental illness. This book, I believe, will help enormously to do just that!' Ian Puleston Davies, Actor and Patron of OCD UK'Experiencing OCD can be incredibly isolating and painful, it is a condition surrounded by misconception and confusion. This wonderful book by Lynne Drummond really is a one stop shop for all things OCD. It answers every question you could possibly have about OCD and stops you feeling alone - it is wonderfully validating. Lynne's outstanding knowledge of OCD is clear throughout and she covers some of the more difficult conversation surrounding OCD with compassion and kindness. I wish I'd had access to this book when I was struggling.' Catherine Benfield, Founder of 'Taming Olivia''This is an excellent book that provides in a clearly accessible form all the latest thinking and science on how OCD manifests and how to treat it. It is written by a world-leading specialist in the field who has been studying OCD and treating OCD patients for decades. I thoroughly recommend it.' Nick Sireau, Chair and founder of Orchard'OCD is a devastating condition which causes so much anguish and distress and is often misunderstood. This comprehensive new book by Dr Lynne Drummond is so easy to read and understand, and is packed with information for those living with OCD and their families. There is an extensive self-help section which describes the methods you need to embrace to overcome your condition. It is possible to overcome OCD and this book guides you through the evidence-based treatment methods so you can do it yourself. If you want to understand OCD and be inspired to take the road to recovery, then this is the book for you.' Trilby Breckman, Clinical Director of TOP UK'Everything You Need to Know about OCD is a cutting-edge and comprehensive, yet very clear and widely accessible, book on best treatment approaches for OCD. The book's target audience includes both the lay public (OCD sufferers, family members and the general public) and clinicians (various healthcare workers and therapists, including behaviour therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists). The author, Lynne Drummond, is a very rare physician with extensive expertise in both psychological and biological treatments of OCD. Her longstanding clinical and research experience is combined with a unique ability to communicate effectively and in simple terms on this topic. The book will undoubtedly increase awareness, enhance recognition and diagnosis, highlight and increase expertise in psychological and medical treatment options, and provide a roadmap for concrete self-help approaches to manage intrusive obsessive thoughts and control compulsive behaviours.' Eric Hollander, M.D., Director, Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Psychiatric Research Institute at Montefiore-Einstein'Dr Lynne Drummond has extensive experience in both the psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy of OCD. In this volume, she summarises current state-of-the art approaches to treatment, so that people living with this condition can immediately and practically benefit. The chapters focused on different kinds of OCD symptoms are particularly useful, as these will help people with OCD to tailor their treatment plans according to their specific needs.' Dan Stein, Head of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape TownTable of ContentsPreface; 1. What Is OCD and Is It Really a Problem?; 2. Who Gets OCD and How Would Anyone Know If They Had It?; 3. Types and Presentation of OCD; 4. Drug Treatment; 5. Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD; 6. Children and Adolescents with OCD; 7. Old Treatments, Modern Developments, New Research, and Potential Treatments for the Future; 8. Other Conditions Which Appear Similar to OCD; 9. What Can Family and Carers Do to Help a Person with OCD; 10. What can you do to help cope with your OCD?; 11. General Principles of Treatment; 12. How to Better Manage Your Symptoms Before and During Treatment; 13. Overcoming Fears of Contamination; 14. Fear of harm to self or others due to failure to act appropriately (fear of harm through an act of omission) and trying to obtain the 'just right' feeling and doubting the memory; 15. Fear of harm to self or others due to your own actions (or thoughts); 16. Overcoming 'Taboo' Obsessive Thoughts; 17. Loss of something (objects or part of 'self'); 18. Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Slowness, Perfectionism and Symmetry; 19. Overcoming Obsessive Ruminations (Sometimes known as Pure 'O'); 20. When the treatment doesn't go according to plan or even if it does, what to do next; Glossary; Resources; References.

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Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this acclaimed textbook provides an in-depth and engaging overview of community psychology, including its theoretical underpinnings and methods for conducting research and promoting change within communities. This book aims to get students, including nonpsychology majors, excited about the field and being agents of social change. New to this edition are an increased focus on values, particularly those related to social justice, empowering minority communities, and solving complex societal problems—like poverty, oppression, and climate change—across multiple ecological levels. New research and case examples present important developments in the field and society at large, accompanied by extensive discussion questions that will encourage self-reflection and help students apply key concepts to their own lives. A new marginal glossary also highlights important concepts. Chapter summaries, recommended videos an

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Book SynopsisONE MILLION COPIES SOLD#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROur earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives.Oprah WinfreyThis book is going to change the way you see your life.Have you ever wondered Why did I do that? or Why can''t I just control my behavior? Others may judge our reactions and think, What''s wrong with that person? When questioning our emotions, it''s easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It''s time we started asking a different question.Through deeply person

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Book SynopsisHow do I implement effective strategies for treating traumatic stress in this particular child or adolescent?Clinical Exercises for Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents combines guidance for personalizing and implementing effective treatment approaches with practical materials to use in session. It describes the potential impact of trauma on children and adolescents, outlines core principles of effective treatment models, and provides practical guidance for tailoring treatment strategies to the specific needs of the individual. The featured worksheets and practical resources are designed to be compatible with evidence-based treatment models including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Prolonged Exposure, Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competence (ARC), and Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Replete with adaptable, ready-made materials, this convenient resource will help any clinician working with trauma exposed 8-18-year-olds to implement effective treatment strategies in practice, as well as to take a tailored approach that engages them with creative, therapeutic activities.Trade ReviewDamion Grasso has developed a resource which will be helpful for developing and experienced clinicians. This is a highly flexible resource which provides a range of tools for working with traumatized children, adolescents and their families, and which can be drawn upon and incorporated into the intervention that the clinician is using. I liked the breadth of this work, with ideas for all stages of the therapeutic journey with the children and their carers. This resource is visual, creative and attractively set out. A good book to have on the shelf when fresh ideas are needed. -- Kim S. Golding, Clinical Psychologist, UKDr. Damion Grasso has created an extraordinarily valuable resource for all therapists working with children, adolescents and families in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. The clinical ideas, therapeutic exercises and helpful forms provided in this text reflect Dr. Grasso's exceptional creativity, clinical sensitivity and dedication to supporting the effective implementation of evidence-based treatments with this vulnerable population of children. -- Esther Deblinger, PhD, Co-Director of the Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) Institute, Professor of Psychiatry, Rowan University, New Jersey, USAThis book provides outstanding practical guidance and exercises to augment clinical work using evidence-based models of therapy for traumatized children and adolescents. It is vital addition to the libraries of practicing clinicians, and the book will be of great benefit to trainees. I recommend it highly. -- Joan Kaufman, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Child and Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) Program, and Director of the Child Welfare Unit, Zigler Center for Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University, USAThis Workbook is a unique and invaluable resource for clinicians and clinical trainees who treat traumatized children. It will be required reading for every therapist and trainee whom I supervise in the UConn Child Trauma Clinic, and should be required reading in every children's mental health clinic and every graduate training program preparing mental health, social work, and counseling professionals to work therapeutically with children and teens. -- Julian D. Ford, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Graduate School Faculty, University of Connecticut Health Center, USATable of ContentsPart I. Getting Started. 1. What is Trauma Work? 2. Evidence-Based Models. 3. How to Use this Workbook. 4. Making a Problem List and Monitoring Progress. Part II. Preparing Children for Trauma Work. 5. Enhancing Social and Personal Resources. 6. What is Trauma and How Does it Affect Us? 7. How Will Psychotherapy Help? 8. Regulating Intense Emotion from the Bottom Up. 9. Regulating Intense Emotion from the Top Down. 10. Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices. 11. Emotional Vocabulary and Awareness. 12. Tolerating Trauma Work. Part III. Trauma Work with the Child. 13. Starting the Trauma Work. 14. Indirect Therapeutic Exposure. 15. Low-Level Therapeutic Exposure. 16. High-Level Therapeutic Exposure. 17. Trauma Memory Processing. 18. In-Vivo Exposure. Part IV. Working with the Caregiver. 19. What Does the Caregiver Bring to the Table? 20. What is Trauma and How Does it Affect My Child? 21. How Will Psychotherapy Help My Child? 22. Bringing it Home. 23. Managing Difficult Behavior. 24. Engaging Families with Barriers to Treatment. 25. Additional Resources. Worksheets and Handouts.

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This innovative book focuses on potential, limitations, and recommendations for the digital mental health landscape. Authors synthesize existing literature on the validity of digital health technologies, including smartphones apps, sensors, chatbots and telepsychiatry for mental health disorders. They also note that collecting real-time biological information is usually better than just collect filled-in forms, and that will also mitigate problems related to recall bias in clinical appointments. Limitations such as confidentiality, engagement and retention rates are moreover discussed. Presented in fifteen chapters, the work addresses the following questions: may smartphones and sensors provide more accurate information about patients’ symptoms between clinical appointments, which in turn avoid recall bias? Is there evidence that digital phenotyping could help in clinical decisions in mental health? Is there scientific evidence to support the use of mobile interventions in mental health? Digital Mental Health will help clinicians and researchers, especially psychiatrists and psychologists, to define measures and to determine how to test apps or usefulness, feasibility and efficacy in order to develop a consensus about reliability. These professionals will be armed with the latest evidence as well as prepared to a new age of mental health.

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Book SynopsisModels and theories of psychopathology and their associated clinical practice do not represent scientific fact so much as a variation in perspective within psychopathology itself. Several favoured models exist within any society at a given time, and as well as changing historically over time, they also differ culturally between societies. This book examines:. the similarities, differences and points of integration in the main models of psychopathology. how the theoretical conceptualizations underpinning these models are reflected in the theory and the clinical practice of different schools of psychotherapy. how various models are used in everyday practice . whether clinicians adhere to the rules of a given model or whether, in fact, there is more integration in practice than there appears to be in theoretical conceptualizations.Models of Psychopathology is aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of clinical psychology, counsellTable of ContentsEditor's forewordIntroductionPsychiatric and bio-medical modelsPsychoanalytic modelsAttachment theoryBehavioural, cognitive and cognitive-behavioural modelsHumanistic modelsSociological modelsThe socio-cultural modelConclusionReferencesFurther ReadingIndex.

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Book Synopsis"...a well-rooted resource for bodywork courses and a useful introductory text for a broad audience." Caduceus"It's not a big book but it's got a vast amount of information and knowledge in it. ...if you are interested in getting a good overall picture of the subject you couldn't do better." The FulcrumBody psychotherapy is an holistic therapy which approaches human beings as united bodymind, and offers embodied relationship as its central therapeutic stance. Well-known forms include Reichian Therapy, Bioenergetics, Dance Movement Therapy, Primal Integration and Process Oriented Psychology.This new title examines the growing field of body psychotherapy: Surveys the many forms of body psychotherapy Describes what may happen in body psychotherapy and offers a theoretical account of how this is valuable drawing in current neuroscientific evidence Defines the central concepts of the field, and the unique skills needed by practTable of ContentsIntroductionWhat happens in body psychotherapy?Foundations of body psychotherapyModels, concepts and skillsVarieties of body psychotherapyClinical and ethical issues The future of body psychotherapyResourcesBibliographyIndex.

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Book SynopsisConversion is very common but often misdiagnosed; even when diagnosed, treatment is difficult. It is critical for physicians to have the necessary knowledge to manage these patients in the most effective way. This volume gives all of the available, up-to-date information on when to think about conversion in movement disorders, how to make a diagnosis, how to use the laboratory to support a clinical diagnosis and how to develop a therapeutic plan. Written by experts in neurology, psychiatry, psychology, neuroimaging, neurophysiology and genetics, this book covers psychogenic movement disorders and other conversion disorders from all of the most relevant clinical angles. An accompanying CD-ROM with a video library featuring over 100 real-life examples of movement disorders will aid diagnosis. Neurologists and psychiatrists, as well as others interested in brain pathophysiology at the boundary of neurology and psychiatry, will find this a useful aid to both clinical practice and research.

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Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive, literature-based but clinically oriented overview of the pervasive neurological adverse effects that frequently affect those receiving antipsychotic (and pharmacologically related) drugs, giving valuable information to the wide range of healthcare professionals who prescribe and monitor these extensively utilised therapeutic agents.Trade Review'This is an outstanding update of a very instructive book and should be mandatory reading for all trainees in psychiatry residency training programs - as well as their program directors … This book is like finding an oasis in a vast desert.' Doody's ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. The origins of psychopharma; 2. Some preliminaries; Part II. The Syndromes: 3. Acute dystonias; 4. Parkinsonism; 5. Akathisia; 6. Tardive dyskinesia; Part III. Particular Issues: 7. Tardive and chronic dystonia; 8. Special populations; Part IV. Assessment: 9. The clinical examination; 10. An overview of some standardised recording instruments; Part V. Matters Arising: 11. Involuntary movements and schizophrenia: a limitation to the concept of tardive dyskinesia?; 12. And finally … the salutary tale of 'atypicality'; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisMajor depressive disorder is a common, often severe, disorder identified as a leading cause of disability globally. The associated economic and human costs are a direct consequence of disturbances in cognitive function. This is the first book to assemble research, clinical and public policy perspectives on cognitive dysfunction in MDD.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Clinical Relevance of Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: 1. Does cognitive dysfunction predate the onset of incident depression? Julia Buthmann, Danielle S. Cha and Roger S. McIntyre; 2. Understanding the importance of cognitive dysfunction and cognitive change in major depressive disorder Paul Maruff and Judith Jaeger; 3. Cognition in MDD implications for primary care Larry Culpepper; 4. Neurocognition in pediatric depression Dwight Newton, Melanie Naiberg and Benjamin Goldstein; 5. Neuroanatomy of cognition in major depressive disorder (hot and cold) Guy M. Goodwin; 6. Hot and cold cognition in major depressive disorder Oliver Robinson, Jonathan Rosier and Barbara Sahakian; 7. Social cognition and emotional processing in major depressive disorder Philippe Fossati and Sophie Hinfray; 8. The role of social cognition in major depressive disorder Bernhard Baune and Michael Weightman; 9. Are cognitive deficits in major depressive disorder progressive? Philip Gorwood and Marie Laure Clery-Melin; 10. Implications of cognitive impairments on functional outcomes in major depressive disorder Tracy L. Greer and Cassandra R. Hatt; Part II. Underlying Biological Substrates Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: 11. Cognition and biomarkers in major depressive disorder (MDD): endophenotype or epiphenomenon? Shane McInerney, Philip Gorwood and Sidney Kennedy; 12. Inflammation and cognition in major depressive disorder Bernhard Baune; 13. HPA axis and cognitive dysfunction in mood disorders Rebecca Strawbridge and Allan H. Young; 14. White matter neurobiology and cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan and Kang Sim; 15. Insulin resistance and implications for hippocampal volume/function the default mode network Heather A. Kenna, Tonita E. Wroolie, Danielle R. Balzafiore and Natalie L. Rasgon; Part III. Evaluating Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: 16. Measuring the mind: detecting cognitive deficits and measuring cognitive change in patients with depression John Harrison; 17. Subjective measures of cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder Raymond Lam; Part IV. Treatment Opportunities for Ameliorating Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: 18. Neuroscience of functional outcomes and treatment targets in major depressive disorder Lisanne M. Jenkins, Amy Peters, Rachel H. Jacobs and Scott A. Langenecker; 19. Treatment of cognitive dysfunction in adults with major depressive disorder Roger S. McIntyre, Kahlood Syeda and Danielle S. Cha; 20. A novel treatment targeting cognitive dysfunction in mood disorders Kamilla W. Miskowiak; 21. Cognitive remediation for major depressive disorder Christopher Bowie; 22. Exercise and cognition Guy Faulkner, Mark Duncan and Mehala Subramaniapillai; Index.

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Book SynopsisShell-Shock and Medical Culture in First World War Britain is a thought-provoking reassessment of medical responses to war-related psychological breakdown in the early twentieth century. Dr Loughran places shell-shock within the historical context of British psychological medicine to examine the intellectual resources doctors drew on as they struggled to make sense of nervous collapse. She reveals how medical approaches to shell-shock were formulated within an evolutionary framework which viewed mental breakdown as regression to a level characteristic of earlier stages of individual or racial development, but also ultimately resulted in greater understanding and acceptance of psychoanalytic approaches to human mind and behaviour. Through its demonstration of the crucial importance of concepts of mind-body relations, gender, willpower and instinct to the diagnosis of shell-shock, this book locates the disorder within a series of debates on human identity dating back to the Darwinian revTable of ContentsIntroduction: shell-shock and medical culture in First World War Britain; 1. Frameworks of understanding: reconstructing the human from Darwin to the First World War; 2. Languages of diagnosis: hysteria, neurasthenia and changing pre-war psychological medicine; 3. Body and mind in shell-shock: war and change within psychological medicine; 4. Reading silences: gender and class in medical discourse on shell-shock; 5. Remaking men: will in medical approaches to shell-shock; 6. Animal bodies and minds: instinct and regression in shell-shock; Conclusion: shell-shock and post-war medical culture; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisPresenting state-of-the-art, accessible reviews of the expanding science of alcohol treatment, integrated with practical guides to the management of a wide range of clinical situations, this new edition is compassionate toward patients, optimistic about treatment, and candid about the clinical and professional challenges embedded in the treatment endeavour.Table of ContentsA note on the sixth edition; Introduction; Part I. Background to Understanding: 1. Definitions of drinking problems; 2. Alcohol as a drug; 3. Causes of drinking problems; 4. Social complications of drinking problems; 5. Physical complications of excessive drinking; 6. Drinking problems and psychiatric disorders; 7. Alcohol and other drug problems; Part II. Treatment: Context and Content: 8. Introduction, settings and roles; 9. Case-finding and intervention in non-specialty settings; 10. Assessment of patients with drinking problems; 11. Withdrawal states and their clinical management; 12. The therapeutic relationship; 13. Specialist treatment of drinking problems; 14. Alcoholics Anonymous and other mutual-help organizations; 15. Religion, spirituality and values in the treatment of drinking problems; 16. Pursuing treatment outcomes other than abstinence; 17. Managing setbacks and challenges in the treatment of drinking problems; Epilogue; Index.

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Book SynopsisChildhood anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent some of the most common mental health disorders affecting young people, often leading to major life impairments. This book brings together the world''s leaders in treatment science to provide evidence-based psychosocial interventions for these disorders. It supplies practitioners and researchers with innovations in clinical science, highlighting advances in technology and neuroscientific discovery which have informed the development of these novel treatment advances. The authors tackle the two main challenges facing the field of childhood psychopathology: improving access to evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through innovations in treatment delivery, and increasing the positive outcomes for youth through unique therapies. Any reader who wants to be informed on the latest approaches to cognitive and behavioural interventions and how to apply them will benefit from Trade Review'CBT is a well-established intervention for childhood anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and traumatic conditions. Clinicians must be familiar with a wide range of developments, which this text provides, through coverage of family and parent interventions, web-based programs of therapy, and pharmacotherapy, to name just a few. Comprehensive in scope and bringing together all the leaders in the field, this book is required reading for early-career clinicians all the way through the most seasoned therapists.' Dean McKay, Fordham University, New York'This important, well-organized, and timely book brings together international expert commentaries on the latest exciting innovations in the practice of CBT for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD. No doubt, these innovations will help improve the care and further dissemination of CBT for emotionally distressed children and adolescents.' Pier J. M. Prins, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands'Written by leading international experts, this book provides a timely update on the empirical evidence focusing on CBT for childhood anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. The clinical context is emphasised in the chapters, making this an essential text for researchers and clinicians alike. Highly recommended.' Alice Gregory, Goldsmiths, University of London and author of Nodding Off: the Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave'It is a must-read to learn about the latest theoretical and research advances being made and the ground-breaking applications of CBT in clinical and community settings. Kudos to the editors for bringing together world-class international experts - this is truly a book that will be 'heard around the world'.' Wendy K. Silverman, Alfred A. Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry and Director of the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program, Yale University, Connecticut'This book is a must for any clinician, student, or scientist working in the field of child anxiety. The editors have recruited a world-class group authors to provide a truly comprehensive and empirically-informed practical guide to anxiety, OCD, and PTSD in youth. It will occupy a prominent place on my bookshelf!' Jonathan S. Abramowitz, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'This book has brought together international experts in research and practice to address the two major challenges we currently face in the field of childhood anxiety and related disorders. One: how we improve outcomes so more children benefit. Two: how we make sure treatments that work are accessible to those who could benefit from them. This will be an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners.' Cathy Creswell, University of Reading'This book offers valuable insights into the range of current treatment packages and innovations relevant to child and adolescent anxiety and related problems. It is accessible and systematic. A particular strength of this book is the use of case studies and practice points to illustrate these theory driven treatments in real-life contexts.' Jennifer Lau, King's College LondonTable of ContentsPart I. Anxiety Disorders: 1. Phenomenology and standard evidence-based care of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents; 2. Evidence-based assessment; 3. Self-help treatment of childhood anxiety disorders; 4. New technologies to deliver CBT: computer and web-based programs, mobile applications and virtual reality; 5. Cognitive bias modification strategies for anxious children: attention and interpretation bias retraining; 6. Brief intensive treatments; 7. Pharmacologic-enhanced approaches for the anxiety disorders; 8. Enhanced family approaches for the anxiety disorders; 9. Treatment of comorbid sleep problems in anxious children; 10. Transdiagnostic approaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents; 11. Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs for the prevention and treatment of childhood anxiety; 12. Innovations in the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders: mindfulness and self-compassion approaches; Part II. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: 13. Phenomenology and standard care of OCD in children and adolescents; 14. Evidence-based assessment of child obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): recommendations for clinical practice and treatment research; 15. Self-help treatments for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder including bibliotherapy; 16. New technologies to deliver CBT for young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder; 17. Interpretation and attentional bias training; 18. Innovations in treating OCD: brief, intensive treatments; 19. Pharmacologic-augmented treatments; 20. Enhanced family approaches in childhood OCD; 21. Treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder and comorbid disorders; 22. Transdiagnostic approaches; 23. Pediatric OCD: dissemination and implementation; 24. New wave therapies for pediatric OCD; Part III. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: 25. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy: an evidence-based approach for helping children overcome the impact of child abuse and trauma; 26. Advances in the assessment of PTSD in children and young people; 27. New technologies to deliver CBT (including web-based CBT, mobile apps, and virtual reality); 28. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR); 29. Innovation in early trauma treatment: the child and family traumatic stress intervention (CFTSI); 30. Pediatric post-traumatic stress disorder: pharmacological augmented treatments; 31. Enhanced family-based interventions for children who have been traumatized by physical abuse and neglect; 32. Treatment of PTSD and comorbid disorders; 33. Transdiagnostic treatment for youth with traumatic stress; 34. Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for childhood PTSD; 35. New wave therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in youth.

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides both breadth and depth regarding current approaches to the understanding, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders. The five parts of the book address etiology; models; individual disorders and clusters; assessment; and treatment. A comprehensive picture of personality pathology is supplied that acknowledges the contributions and missteps of the past, identifies the crucial questions of the present, and sets a course for the future. It also follows the changes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5) has triggered in the field of personality disorders. The editors take a unique approach where all chapters include two commentaries by experts in the field, as well as an author rejoinder. This approach engages multiple perspectives and an exchange of ideas. It is the ideal resource for researchers and treatment providers at all career stages.Trade Review'The editors have put together a comprehensive handbook on pressing issues concerning the causes, constructs, evaluation, and treatment of personality pathology. By incorporating a novel format of formal chapters, commentaries, and rejoinders provided by authors from across the career spectrum, this volume is sure to impact personality research for years to come.' Andrew E. Skodol, University of Arizona, Tucson'This handbook is a comprehensive examination of the facts and issues in the diagnosis, treatment, and neurobiology of personality disorders. It brings together many of the core theorists, clinicians, and researchers in the field, making it a must-read for any serious student of this topic and an excellent reference for researchers at any level.' Mary C. Zanarini, Harvard University and Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Adult Development, McLean Hospital'… a must-have for practitioners in the mental health field … this handbook provides in-depth analysis of the etiology and treatment of challenging disorders … is a well-documented look at personality disorders that anticipates potential or ongoing controversies about their etiology, diagnosis, or treatment.' R. E. Osborne, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction to the Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders Carl W. Lejuez and Kim L. Gratz; Part I. Etiology: 1. Neuroimaging in personality disorders Chi C. Chan, Daniel H. Vaccaro, Nina L. J. Rose, Laura E. Kessler and Erin A. Hazlett; 2. Issues and new directions in personality disorder genetics Kerry L. Jang and Fiona Choi; 3. Environmental and sociocultural influences on personality disorders Brianna J. Turner, Julie Prud'homme and Nicole Legg; 4. Personality pathology in youth Carla Sharp and Barbara De Clercq; Part II. Models: 5. Controversies in the classification and diagnosis of personality disorders Joel Paris; 6. Categorical models of personality disorders Igor Weinberg; 7. The five-factor model of personality disorders Joshua D. Miller and Thomas A. Widiger; 8. Interpersonal models of personality pathology Michael J. Roche and Emily B. Ansell; Part III. Individual Disorders and Clusters: 9. Cluster a personality disorders John G. Kerns; 10. Borderline personality disorder Alexander L. Chapman, Nora H. Hope and Brianna J. Turner; 11. An integrative biobehavioral trait perspective on antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy Sarah J. Brislin and Christopher J. Patrick; 12. Narcissistic and histrionic personality disorders Aaron L. Pincus, Sindes Dawood, Leila Z. Wu and Chloe F. Bliton; 13. Cluster C anxious-fearful personality pathology and avoidance Charles A. Sanislow and Anna Darre Hector; Part IV. Assessment: 14. Methods and current issues in dimensional assessments of personality pathology Chloe M. Evans, Trevor F. Williams and Leonard J. Simms; 15. Categorical assessment of personality disorders: considerations of reliability and validity Janine D. Flory; 16. Assessment of mechanisms in personality disorders Sheila E. Crowell, Parisa R. Kaliush and Robert D. Vlisides-Henry; Part V. Treatment: 17. Cognitive behavioral approaches M. Zachary Rosenthal, Kristin P. Wyatt and Kibby McMahon; 18. Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches to personality disorders Peter Fonagy, Anthony Bateman, Patrick Luyten, Elizabeth Allison and Chloe Campbell; 19. Using DSM-5 and ICD-11 personality traits in clinical treatment Bo Bach and Jennifer Presnall-Shvorin; 20. Brief therapeutic approaches for personality disorders Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, Lindsey C. Conkey and Sherry E. Woods; 21. Recent developments in the pharmacologic management of personality disorders Paul S. Links, Philippe Boursiquot and Madison Links; Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by leaders in the addictions field, 100 authors from six countries, this handbook is a thoroughly comprehensive resource. Philosophical and legal issues are addressed, while conceptual underpinnings are provided through explanations of appetitive motivation, incentive sensitization, reward deficiency, and behavioral economics theories. Major clinical and research methods are clearly mapped out (e.g. MRI, behavioral economics, interview assessments, and qualitative approaches), outlining their strengths and weaknesses, giving the reader the tools needed to guide their research and practice aims. The etiology of addiction at various levels of analysis is discussed, including neurobiology, cognition, groups, culture, and environment, which simultaneously lays out the foundations and high-level discourse to serve both novice and expert researchers and clinicians. Importantly, the volume explores the prevention and treatment of such addictions as alcohol, tobacco, novel drugs, food,Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Concepts of Addiction: 1. Appetitive needs and addiction; 2. Behavioral economics and addictive disorders; 3. Sensitization of incentive salience and the transition to addiction; 4. Philosophical issues in the addictions; Part II. Clinical and research methods in the addictions: 5. Human neurobiological approaches to hedonically motivated behaviors; 6. Human laboratory paradigms in addictions research; 7. Behavioral economic considerations of novel addictions and non-addictive behavior: research and analytic methods; 8. Substance and behavioral addictions assessment instruments; 9. Qualitative approaches to the study of substance and behavioral addictions; Part III. Levels of analysis and etiology: 10. Neurobiology of substance addictions; 11. Neurobiological foundations of behavioral addictions; 12. Multiple memory systems, addiction, and health habits: new routes for translational science; 13. The role of culture in addiction; 14. The physical and social environments as determinants of health: implications for substance and behavioral addictions; Part IV. Prevention and treatment: 15. Adolescent drug misuse prevention: challenges in school-based programming; 16. Treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) misuse; 17. Prevention and treatment of 'food addiction'; 18. The prevention and treatment of gambling disorders: some art, some science; 19. Prevention and treatment of sex addiction; 20. Passionate love addiction: an evolutionary survival mechanism that can go terribly wrong; 21. Prevention and treatment of compulsive buying disorder; 22. Prevention and treatment of work addiction; 23. Gaming disorder and its treatment; Part V. Ongoing and future research directions: 24. Precision behavioral management (PBM): a novel genetically guided therapy to combat reward deficiency syndrome (RDS) relevant to the opiate crisis; 25. Novel psychoactive substances: a new challenge for prevention and treatment; 26. Impaired physicians; 27. Feedback models for gambling control: the use and efficacy of online responsible gambling tools; 28. Food versus eating addictions; 29. Measurement, prevention and treatment of exercise addiction; 30. Tanning as an addiction: the state of the research and implications for intervention; 31. Considering the overlap and non-overlap of compulsivity, impulsivity, and addiction; 32. Anhedonia in addictive behaviors; 33. Mindfulness-based interventions applied to addiction treatments; 34. American legal issues in addiction treatment and research; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis spin-off from Stephen M. Stahl's new, completely revised, and fully updated sixth edition of the Prescriber's Guide covers the most important drugs in use today for treating depression.Table of ContentsIntroduction; List of icons; Agomelatine; Amisulpride; Amitriptyline; Amoxapine; Amphetamine (d); Amphetamine (d,l); Aripiprazole; Armodafinil; Asenapine; Atomoxetine; Brexpiprazole; Bupropion; Buspirone; Citalopram; Clomipramine; Cyamemazine; Desipramine; Desvenlafaxine; Dothiepin; Doxepin; Duloxetine; Escitalopram; Fluoxetine; Flupenthixol; Fluvoxamine; Iloperidone; Imipramine; Isocarboxazid; Ketamine; Lamotrigine; Lisdexamfetamine; Lithium; Lofepramine; Lurasidone; Maprotiline; Methylfolate (l); Methylphenidate (d); Methylphenidate (d,l); Mianserin; Milnacipran; Mirtazapine; Moclobemide; Modafinil; Nefazodone; Nortriptyline; Olanzapine; Paroxetine; Phenelzine; Protriptyline; Quetiapine; Reboxetine; Selegiline; Sertindole; Sertraline; Sulpiride; Tianeptine; Tranylcypromine; Trazodone; Triiodothyronine; Trimipramine; Venlafaxine; Vilazodone; Vortioxetine; Index by drug name; Index by use.

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Book SynopsisOver 90% of the brain is concerned with higher cortical functions, yet understanding of syndromes, functions, and measurements remains unchartered. This valuable handbook illuminates brain function, natural environment and human function, by delving into the interdisciplinary study. Multifaceted in its perspective, this book demonstrates bi-directionality of information exchange between disciplines. This book weaves around key case reports, series, control studies and cohort studies from cognitive neurology registries, to present the most current, practical research. Gaining appreciation for the fundamental formation and assembly of the supervisory area of the brain will inform an understanding of conditions and behavior for neuroscience professionals, clinical brain scientists and medical students in neuroscience, worldwide. Authored by a leading expert in cognitive neurology, this book guides the reader through the evolutionary, or neuro-archeological, aspects of how the frontal lobeTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Progressively larger brains evolved ever since the vertebrate-invertebrate divide; 2. The profound increase in primate gray matter growth; 3. Exponential white matter growth and major fiber tract systems assembly; 4. Cellular and molecular changes; 5. The core frontal systems; 6. Major software upgrading, enhanced working memory (EWM): assembled in Southern Africa during a time of extreme environmental hardship; 7. Unravelling of these networks in neurological conditions – nature's reductionism; 8. Most neurological diseases present as networktopathies with significant diaschisis or remote disconnection phenomena; 9. An exquisitely sensitive prefrontal cortex evolved that is vulnerable to the vicissitudes of daily rhythms; 10. Implications for treatment and management: a network based approach; 11. Sense of self disorders; 12. Implications for you and society.

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Book SynopsisWhile medication is hugely important in treating bipolar disorders, an integrated approach which utilizes psychological treatments can target some aspects that medication alone cannot reach. A comprehensive review of evidence-based psychological treatments is provided, followed by practical information on psychoeducation for patients and family members, healthy lifestyle promotion, mindfulness-based interventions and cognitive and functional remediation, as they represent the basis on which the integrative approach is developed. The second half of the book provides examples of sessions of integrative therapy, which can be shared with patients themselves, enhancing the effectiveness of applying the treatment. Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorders: An Integrative Approach offers a brief but multi-component treatment framework that can also be implemented in non-specialized health centres. This approach may greatly improve the well-being and quality of life of people with bipolar disorders. This accessible text is an essential resource for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and any healthcare provider working in mental healthcare.Trade Review'This is a comprehensive review of psychotherapy interventions for helping people with bipolar disorder. Students in clinical training are likely to find it very useful but so are licensed mental health professionals who have been practicing for years. Many different approaches are addressed here along with the research supporting their effectiveness … What is unique about this book is that all of the approaches are presented so as to invite therapists to evaluate how they might selectively combine them, as appropriate, within an integrative treatment plan. There also is a very useful section at the end that can be shared with clients, describing the different parts of an integrative approach.' D. C. Marston, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. An Introduction of Treatments: 1.1 Introduction to bipolar disorders; 1.2 Adjunctive psychological treatments in adults with bipolar disorders; Part II. The Foundations of an Integrative Approach to Bipolar Disorders: 2.1 Psychoeducation for patients and family members; 2.2 Promotion of a healthy lifestyle; 2.3 Mindfulness; 2.4 Cognitive and functional remeditation; Part III. An Integrative Approach to Bipolar Disorders: 3.1 Introduction to the integrative approach; 3.2 Contents of the integrative approach; Appendix 1. The group rules; Appendix 2. Level of satisfaction with the intervention; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe thrust-area of this book is the connection between imperial anxieties and tropical health situations along with intriguing psychological questions involving race, politics, gender, history and colonial modernity. For a long time, the focus has largely been Eurocentric: the effects of European medicine and healthcare policies introduced to the sub-continental colonies have been viewed in relation to the strategies of governing the colonial subjects. David Arnolds Colonising the Body considers the States role in introducing European medicine as instrumental to the British imperial project in India. In literary representations, especially in the Late Victorian and early twentieth century fiction and memoirs by Rudyard Kipling, Philip Meadows Taylor, Flora Annie Steel and George Orwell, we have several pictures of a palliative, medically-oriented imperialism. Waltraud Ernsts Mad Tales of the Raj (1998) and Christiane Hartnacks Psychoanalysis in Colonial India (2001) offer thoughtfully documented analyses of the early developments of psychology and psychotherapy in colonial India. Indian medical historians like Poonam Bala and Projit Mukharji question the tendency of looking at western medicine only in terms of monopoly and power. However, the question of Indianness in psychoanalytic philosophy, trying to understand how the East hopes to locate Western psychoanalysis in a post-therapeutic journey, or how the anti-Oedipal or an-Oedipal manifests itself in Indian cultures of psychoanalysis, still remains an area demanding further attention. The present volume seeks to understand such problems in colonial, medical and psychoanalytic discourses, from perspectives that are broadly interdisciplinary yet chiefly based on literary, historical and cultural studies. Containing fourteen chapters, this book hopes to succeed in exploring the medical and fictional literatures of colonial and postcolonial India, both in English and other Indian languages. The book is divided into such sub-themes as: Psychoanalysis , psychopathology and the aesthetics of malady; Literature, medicine and healthcare in colonial India; Historical Studies; Studies in popular fiction: sensational psychiatry; Medicine, gender and colonial modernity.

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Book SynopsisSince different diseases and their associated pathogens became more resistant to the diverse drugs that have been synthesized or isolated from nature, certain ailments could be treated without generating side effects in current drugs. Cytotoxicity and cognitive and/or motor effects are consequences of the use of certain compounds that in its genealogy alter in a moderated way the treatment of the neurodegenerative diseases. Often, surgical interventions are an invasive alternative that determine whether the patient does or does not achieve the advances expected in reducing involuntary movements, such as Parkinsons disease. Commercial and natural alternatives could help patients endure the psychological effects of movement and cognitive diseases. At the present time, L-Dopa is used, for instance, as a commercial drug for the treatment of Parkinsons disease, since it can control the involuntary movements of the patient under a certain status. Although this nitrogen compound presents itself in low concentrations in some vegetables such as broad beans, porotos and ginkgo biloba, the continuous consumption of these foods does not assure that the abovementioned neurodegenerative disease is will recede, nor does it mean that its side effects will decrease. Therefore, the search for new alternatives that generate mitigation and a better quality of life for patients requires us to check the last few contributions in studies on the motor/mental dysfunctions by using a new and novel medical tool that implies a better pharmacological potential without being discarded from the organism via low solubility in the blood; this potential is known as nanomedicine. Concerning its molecular structure, many drugs have great potential as chemical-therapeutic agents, however, due to its low polarity, these compounds are eliminated from the organism without crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which prevents the entrance of many psychotropic drugs. In this sense, from the use of cannabinoids, flavonoids and nanomedicine, many authors have impelled their research in reducing the size of the "bundle" that contains the active compound from a medicine, diminishing its concentration and the side effects that accompany the drugs that are administered orally or injected. Even more so, the formation of a supramolecular framework from natural polymers either chitosan or synthetic molecules such as poly--caprolactone (PCL) has allowed the formation of nanoparticles with interesting physical-chemical properties, enables the delivery of the active compound in the appropriate site during a controlled release. In this book, the authors compile a number of diverse contributions focused on the isolation, pharmacological evaluation and formulation of the carrier/drug system and generate, for the case of the nanoparticles, the same pharmacological effects in the people who endure CNS diseases. The advances and novel molecular tools to relieve the patient of the undesirable effects of the current drugs in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases are mentioned and discussed. These scientific achievements are the tip of the iceberg in terms of health improvement for the population due to these limiting diseases.

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