The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Neuropsychiatry

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Stuart C. Yudofsky, Robert E. Hales
American Psychiatric Press, 1997 - Medical - 1114 pages
Written and edited by an internationally renowned group of experts including 39 new authors, the Third Edition has been extensively revised to provide psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, internists, and residents with the latest developments in research, clinical practice, and diagnostic technology. With the addition of eight new chapters, increased emphasis has been placed on molecular and intracellular aspects of neuropsychiatry and the role of functional imaging in neuropsychiatric disorders. In addition, this text is lavishly illustrated with more than 180 tables and over 200 figures, including many full-color images that will maintain this textbook's standing as the most important source for neuropsychiatry.

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Contents

Cellular Mechanisms and Control
35
Intracellular and Intercellular Principles of the Pharmacotherapy of Patients
55
Neuropsychological Correlates of Cortical
77
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Robert E. Hales, M.D., is a nationally renowned psychiatrist. He is professor & chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, & the author of more than 125 scientific publications. He & his wife, Dianne Hales, one of the country's most widely published authors of books & articles on health subjects, are also the co-authors of the definitive, award-winning reference work "Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide to Mental Health."

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