Ethics in Psychiatry
Hanfried Helmchen · Norman Sartorius Editors 2010
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A Child’s Right to a Healthy Environment
James Garbarino ● Garry Sigman Editors 2010 This volume resulted from the inaugural Symposium of the Loyola University Center for the Human Rights of Children, held in April 2008, in Chicago. The theme of the Symposium was “The Right to a Healthy Environment.” Each of the chapters contained within this volume was presented at the Symposium and each […]
Continue reading →THE MANAGEMENT OF EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY
Edited by DAVID J. GOLDSTEIN 2005 The first edition of The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity was published in 1999, just after the removal of fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine from the market because of the association of their use with development of valvular heart disease. Dr. Albert J. Stunkard expressed the possibility that drug therapy would come to […]
Continue reading →DOPAMINE AND GLUTAMATE IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Edited by WERNER J. SCHMIDT MAARTEN E. A. REITH 2005 Among the medical disciplines, psychiatry has for a long time held a special position separate from natural sciences. This may be rooted in the old philosophical problem of the mind–body dichotomy. Accordingly, psychiatry, with its focus on the mind, developed separately from natural sciences, which were concerned with […]
Continue reading →ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Edited by DAVID GOZAL DENNIS L. MOLFESE 2005 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder affecting 5–10% of children and adolescents and 3% of adults. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: From Genes to Patients aims to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the critical aspects of ADHD, and hopefully will serve as a quick and up-to-date reference […]
Continue reading →Neurology Study Guide
Teresella Gondolo 2005 Oral Board Examination Review The idea of a book to help neurologists prepare for the oral part of the Neurology Board Examination stemmed from numerous exchanges with colleagues on how they prepared for this important exam. Nobody seemed to have the magic formula to maximize their chances of passing and there were wide disparities of […]
Continue reading →Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Edited by Frank I. Tarazi John A. Schetz 2005 The neurological and psychiatric disorders discussed in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: From Bench to Bedside are commonly treated with pharmacotherapies that target brain dopaminergic, serotonergic, or noradrenergic systems, either individually or in combination. Additional treatment strategies, including psychiatric, psychosocial, psychosurgical, and electrical/magnetic therapies are also available either as monotherapies or to […]
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Niels Bergemann Anita Riecher-Rössler (eds.) 2005
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Edited by Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein Mauro Bendinelli 2005 The mechanisms of disease production by infectious agents are presently the focus of an unprecedented flowering of studies. The field has undoubtedly received impetus from the considerable advances recently made in the understanding of the structure, biochemistry, and biology of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other parasites.
Continue reading →ERYTHROPOIETIN AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Edited by Ahmet Hoke 2006 Novel Therapeutic Options for Neuroprotection The idea for this book originated at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in the fall of 2003. As someone new to the field, I was pleasantly surprised to see many investigators from diverse disciplines working on erythropoietin.
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