Handbook of Medical Psychiatry (Medical Psychiatry, 20)

Series Introduction......Page 5
Foreword......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Contributors......Page 17
Animal Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders......Page 25
Methodological Advances in Psychiatric Genetics......Page 37
New Developments in the Regulation of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission*......Page 49
Developments in Psychiatric Neuroimaging......Page 67
Classification of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders......Page 79
Classification of Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders......Page 93
Classification of Mood Disorders......Page 103
Classification of Anxiety Disorders......Page 113
Classification of Dementias and Cognitive Disorders......Page 123
Classification of Personality Disorders......Page 141
Mood Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence......Page 173
Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence......Page 199
Psychotic Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence......Page 221
Neurobiology of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders......Page 229
Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia......Page 247
Neuroimaging Findings in Schizophrenia......Page 261
The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia......Page 283
Serotonergic Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia......Page 291
The GABA Cell in Relation to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder......Page 301
Genetic Findings in Psychotic Disorders......Page 319
Membrane Abnormalities in Psychotic Disorders......Page 331
Animal Models of Psychosis......Page 341
Affective Disorders......Page 359
Role of Acetylcholine and Its Interactions with Other Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators in Affective Disorders......Page 371
GABA and Mood Disorders......Page 387
Signal Transduction Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder......Page 395
Molecular Genetics and Mood Disorders......Page 419
Biological Distinction Between Unipolar and Bipolar Disorder......Page 431
Neurobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder......Page 447
Neurobiology of Panic Disorder......Page 457
Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Across the Life Cycle......Page 473
Genetics of Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Agoraphobia......Page 491
Imaging Brain Structure and Function in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease......Page 501
Brain Imaging in Dementia......Page 521
Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease......Page 545
Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease......Page 561
Psychiatric Comorbidity......Page 577
Neurobiology of Alcoholism......Page 587
Biological Basis of Drug Addiction......Page 605
Neuroimaging Abnormalities in Drug Addiction and Alcoholism......Page 619
Genetics of Addictive Disorders......Page 639
Biological Basis of Eating Disorders......Page 657
Biological Basis of Personality Disorders......Page 667
Iatrogenic Sexual Dysfunction......Page 681
Neurobiology of Violence and Aggression......Page 695
Pathological Gambling......Page 707
Neurobiology of Suicide......Page 725
Sleep Disorders......Page 737
Perspectives in the Pharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia......Page 755
Multiple Mechanisms of Lithium Action......Page 781
Mechanisms of Action of Anticonvulsants and New Mood Stabilizers......Page 791
Mechanisms of Action of New Mood-Stabilizing Drugs......Page 817
Advances in Treatment and Perspectives for New Interventions in Mood and Anxiety Disorders......Page 831
Perspectives for Pharmacological Interventions in Eating Disorders......Page 851
Perspectives for New Pharmacological Treatments of Alcoholism and Substance Dependence......Page 867
Perspectives on the Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia......Page 889
Pharmacological Interventions in Psychiatric Disorders Due to Medical Conditions......Page 923
Perspectives on Treatment Interventions in Paraphilias......Page 933
Potential of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Conditions......Page 943
Pharmacokinetic Principles and Drug Interactions......Page 957
Index......Page 969
About the Editors......Page 999