Includes bibliographical references and index

Psychiatry and neuroscience history / M.M. Weber, G.E. Berrios and E.J. Engstrom -- Receptor signaling and the cell biology of synaptic transmission / J-Z. Yu and M. M. Rasenick -- Human genetics of schizophrenia / S. Claes, Y-L. Tang, C.F. Gillespie and J.F. Cubells -- Neurological and psychiatric aspects of emotion / S.E. Sarkstein and D. Tranel, Perth -- Research methods: cognitive neuropsychological methods / L. Clark, O. Boxer, B.J. Sahakian and R.M. Bilder -- Structural imaging in psychiatric disorders / K.R. Rama Krishnan -- Human functional neuroimaging / C. Kilts and T.D. Ely -- Neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in depression / A-M. Bao, H.G. Ruh©♭, S-F. Gao and D.F. Swaab -- Animal models of psychiatric disorders / G.F. Koob and A. Zimmer -- Psychiatric epidemiology / S.H. Juul and C.B. Nemeroff -- Emerging methods in the molecular biology of neuropsychiatric disorders / E.B. Binder and K.J. Ressler -- Clinical psychoneuroimmunology / M.R. Irwin and M. Rothermundt -- Psychiatric rating scales / D. Maust, M. Cristancho, L. Gray, S. Rushing, C. Tjoa and M.E. Thase -- Unipolar depression / C.M. Pariante and C.B. Nemeroff -- Bipolar disorder / D.J. Smith, E.A. Whitham and S.N. Ghaemi -- The neurobiology and treatment of late-life depression / U. Hegerl, P. Holtzheimer, R. Mergl and W. McDonald -- Seasonal affective disorder / K.V. Danilenko and R.D. Levitan -- Biological and clinical framework for post-traumatic stress disorder / E. Vermetten and R.A. Lanius -- Generalised anxiety disorder / R.B. Hidalgo and D.V. Sheehan -- Panic disorder / L.J. Hoppe, J. Ipser, J.M. Gorman and D.J. Stein -- Obsessive compulsive disorder / J. Zohar, B. Greenberg and D. Denys -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / J.B. Schweitzer, C. Fassbender, L. Lit, G. Reeves and S.P. Henderson Powell -- Autism and related disorders / J. McPartland and F.R. Volkmar -- Substance abuse disorders / A.G. Reid, A.R. Lingford-Hughes, L. Cancela and P.W. Kalivas -- Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia: profile, course and neurobiological determinants / P.D. Harvey -- Eating disorders: anorexia and bulimia nervosa / (B. Herpetz-Dahlmann, K. Holtkamp and K. Konrad -- Personality disorders / M. Bohus, G.O. Gabbard, C. Schmahl, L.J. Siever and E.G. Iskander -- Psychiatric, non motor aspects of Parkinson's disease / T. M©ơller, M. Gerlach, M.B.H. Youdim and P. Riederer -- Stroke / R.G. Robinson and G. Spalletta -- Huntingdon's disease / R.M. Bonelli and M.F. Beal -- Sleep disorders / (U. Voderholzer and C. Guilleminault -- Depression and cardiovascular disorders / S. Roose and M. Deuschle -- Psychiatric disorders among cancer patients / A. Ciaramella and D. Spiegel -- Chronic fatigue syndrome / U.M. Nater, C.M. Heim and C. Raison -- Neurocognitive deficits in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection / R. Reverte, J. Blanch, J. Mu©łoz and J.L. Ayuso-Mateos -- Gastrointestinal disorders / E.A. Mayer and S. Brunnhuber -- Role of psychotherapy in the management of psychiatric diseases / E. Schramm, M. Gerardi, B. Rothbaum and M. Berger -- Pharmacology and neuroimaging of antidepressant action / B.W. Dunlop, Y. Lecrubier and P. Fossati -- Antipsychotic drugs / N.S. Hudepohl and H.A. Nasrallah -- Anxiolytics / L.I. Sinclair and D.J. Nutt -- Brain stimulation therapies for neuropsychiatric disease / P.E. Holtzheimer III. M. Kosel and T. Schlaepfer -- Chronotherapeutics, light and wake therapy as a class of interventions for affective disorders / A. Wirz-Justice and M. Terman -- Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants and mood stabilisers / A. Serretti, S. Gibiino and P. Olgiati

"This new volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology presents a comprehensive review of the fundamental science and clinical treatment of psychiatric disorders. Advances in neuroscience have allowed for dramatic advances in the understanding of psychiatric disorders and treatment. Brain disorders, such as depression and schizophrenia, are the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is estimated that over 25% of the adult population in North America are diagnosed yearly with at least one mental disorder and similar results hold for Europe. Now that neurology and psychiatry agree that all mental disorders are in fact, "brain diseases," this volume provides a foundational introduction to the science defining these disorders and details best practices for psychiatric treatment."--Publisher's website