Psychiatric Disorders with a Biochemical Basis: Including Pharmacology, Toxicology and Nutritional Aspects - Hardcover

Donaldson, D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850707898 ISBN 13: 9781850707899

Publisher: CRC Press, 1998

Synopsis

Psychiatric Disorders with a Biochemical Basis discusses the psychological/psychiatric consequences of biochemical, metabolic, and endocrine disturbances, highlighting pharmacological, toxicological, and nutritional aspects. Each clinical disorder is tackled from the angles of neuroanatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, with the details of neurotransmission receiving special attention. The book emphasizes inherited and acquired disorders arising secondary to biochemical and clinical disturbances. Scattered throughout the text are illustrative case histories relevant to each section. The book includes a listing of laboratory investigations applicable in the diagnosis of patients with psychiatric consequences of disorders of the developing brain, including the anatomical, biochemical, and cellular basis of fetal brain development.

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Review

"written in a clear, concise, readable style and the text is illuminated by illustrative case studies, drawing throughout on the most up-to-date research literature. This book will not only assist general physicians and psychiatrists in their day-to-day practice but will also be a valuable source of information to both undergraduate and post-graduate students." - from the Foreword by Mounir Ekdawi, MB, ChB, DPM, FRCPsych

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850707898
• ISBN 13: 9781850707899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252