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Neuroscience for the Mental Health Clinician
As scientific knowledge grows about the role of the brain in mental disorder, no clinician can afford to be uninformed about neurobiology. This accessible primer provides the basic grounding in neuroscience that all contemporary mental health professionals need. Readers are first guided through the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and psychiatric genetics. Chapters then illuminate the neurobiological underpinnings of a range of frequently encountered disorders--including ADHD, substance abuse, mood and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and learning and cognitive problems--giving particular attention to the impact of psychosocial risk factors on the brain. Also examined are ways that both pharmacological and psychological interventions have been shown to alter brain chemistry as they bring about a reduction in symptoms.
280 pages, Paperback
Published September 29, 2004
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August 14, 2018
This gets a 3.5. If it weren’t for SO MANY typos, numerical errors on graphs, and lack of clarifications on a few contradictory statements.. just ugh. Also the author is clearly obsessed with ADHD. Even on page 251 when discussing ASD they put ADHD by accident.
Contradictory statement for example..page 254 says increased FA and decreased MD indicated maldevelopment (when discussing ASD). Then goes on to say ASD commonly presents with decreased FA and increased MD...? Did you flip these or does the opposite have some special meaning? I’d assume opposite of maldevelopment is proper development which doesn’t make sense when discussing a developmental disorder.
Aside from annoying typos here and there and ADHD bias, this book has a lot to offer and is concise and informative. Also easy to read.
*I was assigned this book for a graduate course and yes actually read the whole thing*
Contradictory statement for example..page 254 says increased FA and decreased MD indicated maldevelopment (when discussing ASD). Then goes on to say ASD commonly presents with decreased FA and increased MD...? Did you flip these or does the opposite have some special meaning? I’d assume opposite of maldevelopment is proper development which doesn’t make sense when discussing a developmental disorder.
Aside from annoying typos here and there and ADHD bias, this book has a lot to offer and is concise and informative. Also easy to read.
*I was assigned this book for a graduate course and yes actually read the whole thing*
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