Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders-1

Edited by Michael S. Ritsner and A. George Awad 2007 New Perspectives on Research and Treatment Over the past few decades health-related quality of life (HRQL) has emerged as the new image of medicine viewed from a psychosocial perspective. The concept of Quality of Life has attracted a good deal of interest, not only from a clinical perspective […]

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Optic Nerve Disorders

Optic Nerve Disorders-1

Jane W. Chan 2007 Diagnosis and Management This book presents the salient features of optic nerve disorders, encompassing optic neuritis, papilledema, ischemic optic neuropathies, compressive and infiltrative optic neuropathies, traumatic optic neuropathies, nutritional and toxic optic neuropathies, hereditary optic neuropathies, and optic disc tumors. Chapters 1 to 9 outline key clinical aspects of each of these disorders.

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Monoaminergic Modulation of Cortical Excitability

Monoaminergic Modulation of Cortical Excitability-1

Kuei-Yuan Tseng Marco Atzori Editors 2007 The discovery by Patricia Goldman-Rakic that dopamine plays important roles in the modulation of prefrontal cortex neuronal activity during working memory was a milestone in the field of monoamine research. Since then, a significant number of studies from cellular to system physiology have investigated the neural basis of monoamine modulation in the cortex, […]

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Intervening in the Brain

Intervening in the Brain-1

R.Merkel · G. Boer · J. Fegert · T. Galert · D. Hartmann · B. Nuttin · S. Rosahl 2007 Changing Psyche and Society The Europäische Akademie is concerned with the study of the consequences of scientific and technological advance both for the individual and for society at large as well as for the natural environment. One […]

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Complex Medical Engineering

Complex Medical Engineering-1

J.L. Wu, K. Ito, S. Tobimatsu, T. Nishida, H. Fukuyama (Eds.) 2007 In the twenty-first century, applications in medicine and engineering must acquire greater safety and flexibility if they are to yield better products at higher efficiency. To this end, complex science and technology must be integrated in medicine and engineering.

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Clinical Neuro- Ophthalmology

Clinical Neuro Ophthalmology-1

Ulrich Schiefer Helmut Wilhelm William Hart Editors 2007 A Practical Guide This text and its digital supplement are meant to be used by comprehensive ophthalmologists and residents in training, and are not meant to be used as one would the larger, almost encyclopedic, reference texts with their detailed citations and case reports. Resident physicians should find the format of […]

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THE CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY PRIMER

The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer-1

Edited by ANDREW S. BLUM SEWARD B. RUTKOVE 2007 With the growth of combined clinical neurophysiology fellowship training programs and their corresponding “pan-physiology” board examinations, there has been an increased need for educational materials that span the range of clinical neurophysiology topics. The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer aims to meet this need by providing a broad and intentionally basic […]

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DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

Diabetic Neuropathy-1

Edited by ARISTIDIS VEVES and RAYAZ A. MALIK 2007 Clinical Management, Second Edition It has been almost a decade since the first edition of Clinical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy was published. Since then, all societies have seen an explosion in obesity and diabetes.

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