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Book SynopsisDavid Linden is the scientific director at the School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Maastricht University.
Table of ContentsPART 1 – BASIC NEUROSCIENCE AND RESEARCH METHODS 1. Neuroanatomy 2. Neurophysiology and basic neurochemistry 3. Neuroendocrinology 4. Inflammation and the brain 5. Genetics 6. Animal models 7. Brain development and the environment PART 2 – PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 8. General principles of psychopharmacology 9. Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signalling pathways 10. Physical therapies 11. Biological effects of psychiatric treatment PART 3 – CLINICAL DISORDERS 12. Psychotic disorders 13. Depression 14. Mania and bipolar disorder 15. Anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and trauma-related disorders 16. Personality disorders 17. Substance-related disorders and behavioural addictions 18. Eating disorders 19. Mental disorders of childhood and adolescence 20. Sexual and gender identity disorders 21. Sleep disorders 22. Somatic symptom disorders 23. Ageing and dementia 24. Neuropsychiatry.
