The Biological Basis Of Schizophrenia

Author : G. Hemmings
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401162069
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biological Basis of Schizophrenia written by G. Hemmings and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years lip service has been paid to a belief in a biological basis for schizophrenia, but ,nevertheless psychosocial and psychodynamic "theories" of schizophrenia have been promulgated, and these have detracted from the all important biological work, Eclecticism has ruled the day and has caused considerable confusion, As a result research in schizophrenia has not progressed as fast as it should have done and treatment has been less effective than it could otherwise have been. This book is devoted to a wholly biological approach to the problem of schizophrenia, in the hope that many more workers will enter this exciting field of research. A wide variety of topics is covered, including brain structure; the genetics, pathogenesis and treatment of schizophrenia; a consideration of dietary and immunological factors and finally a chapter on alcoholism as it seems possible that the problems of schizophrenia and addiction are linked. We are grateful to all our contributors and to MTP Press for their enthusiasm for this book. Gwynneth P Hemmings William A Hemmings XI SECTION 1: Structure 1 The brain stem reticular formation K. E. WEBSTER There can be no question that the brain stem reticular lormation no longer exercises the same fascination for neurologists that it did a quarter of a century ago.

Author : William T. Blows
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317479025
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biological Basis of Mental Health written by William T. Blows and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the underlying biology associated with the pathology of mental health disorders and the related nervous system. Fully revised for this third edition, each chapter has been updated to include the latest research, ideas and concepts in each field, and includes a new chapter on sleep. Integrating up-to-date pharmacological and genetic knowledge with an understanding of environmental factors that impact on human biology, The Biological Basis of Mental Health covers topics including brain development, neural communication, neurotransmitters and receptors, hormones and behaviour, genetic disorders, pharmacology, drug abuse, anxiety, schizophrenia, depression, epilepsy, subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain, dementia, developmental disorders, and sleep. Accessible and engaging, this is an essential text for mental health students, practitioners and educators.

Author : Patrick Kimuyu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668632928
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genetic and Neurobiological Basis of Schizophrenia written by Patrick Kimuyu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Medicine - Pathology, grade: 1, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: Schizophrenia has emerged as one of the most debilitating psychiatric disorders, and it impacts on an individual’s quality of life. Its prevalence is approximately 1.0%, whereas its incidence ranges from 0.16 to 0.42/1000 individuals. Evidence indicates that genetics have an integral role in the onset of schizophrenia. Some of genes involved in the development of schizophrenia include RELN gene, GRM3 gene, COMT gene, and NOS1AP gene. Similarly, neurological dysfunctions including dopamine and glutamate dysfunction have been identified as some of the main factors underlying the pathophysiology of the disorder. Overall, there is evidence that support the biological basis of schizophrenia.

Author : 中澤恒幸
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784762246753
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biological Basis of Schizophrenic Disorders written by 中澤恒幸 and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris Frith
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191579238
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction written by Chris Frith and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families-patients typically hear voices in their heads and hold bizarre beliefs. The schizophrenic patient presented to the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts to give some idea of what it is like to have schizophrenia and what this disorder tells us about the relationship between mind and brain. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : John I. Nurnberger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521896495
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Psychiatric Genetics written by John I. Nurnberger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, up-to-date resource providing information about genetic influences on disorders of behavior.

Author : Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease. Meeting
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780880487467
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biology of Schizophrenia and Affective Disease written by Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease. Meeting and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Decade of the Brain has brought with it many advances in our understanding of the biology of major mental disorders. Biology of Schizophrenia and Affective Disease provides a state-of-the-art look at the biological bases of severe mental illness from the perspective of the researchers making these exceptional discoveries. In 17 chapters, some of the best investigators in the field furnish overviews of their ground-breaking findings and set course for future research efforts. From the biology of stress to excitotoxicity in the development of corticolimbic alterations in the schizophrenic brain, this outstanding reference tool explores the explosive progress in the fields of biochemistry, molecular genetics, neuroscience, and brain circuit anatomy and the resultant advances in nearly every aspect of the biology of the brain and mental illness. Dissolution of cerebral cortical mechanisms in patients with schizophrenia, linkage and molecular genetics in infantile autism, and postmortem studies of suicide victims and schizophrenic patients are among the topics covered. The book also discusses treatment issues, including the mechanisms of action of antidepressants and atypical antipsychotic drugs. Practitioners and students will find this volume an invaluable reference tool for understanding the mechanisms of normal and pathological brain function and potential areas for further insight into the biological bases of mental illness.

Author : Ronald Chase
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1421410923
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schizophrenia written by Ronald Chase and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A neuroscientist explores the biological bases of schizophrenia and tells the heartbreaking story of his own brother’s battle with the disease. When bright lives are derailed by schizophrenia, bewildered and anxious families struggle to help, and to cope, even as scientists search for causes and treatments that prove elusive. Painful and often misunderstood, schizophrenia profoundly affects people who have the disease and their loved ones. Here Ronald Chase, an accomplished biologist, sets out to discover the facts about the disease and better understand what happened to his older brother, Jim, who developed schizophrenia as a young adult. Chase’s account alternates between a fiercely loyal and honest memoir and rigorous scientific exploration. He finds scientific answers to deeply personal questions about the course of his brother’s illness. He describes psychiatric practice from the 1950s—when electroconvulsive shock therapy was common and the use of antipsychotic medications was in its infancy—to the development of newer treatments in the 1990s. Current medical and scientific research increases our understanding of genetic and environmental causes of the disease. Chase also explores the stigma of mental illness, the evolution of schizophrenia, the paradox of its persistence despite low reproduction rates in persons with the disease, and the human stories behind death statistics. With the author’s intimate knowledge of the suffering caused by this disease, Schizophrenia emphasizes research strategies, the importance of sound scientific approaches, and the challenges that remain. “A rare combination of family memoir and accessible explanation of the neuroscience, genetics, and the epidemiology of schizophrenia. I simply love this book.” —Patrick Tracey, PsychCentral

Author : Anne Harrington
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324001976
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness written by Anne Harrington and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind Fixers tells the history of psychiatry’s quest to understand the biological basis of mental illness and asks where we need to go from here. In Mind Fixers, Anne Harrington, author of The Cure Within, explores psychiatry’s repeatedly frustrated struggle to understand mental disorder in biomedical terms. She shows how the stalling of early twentieth century efforts in this direction allowed Freudians and social scientists to insist, with some justification, that they had better ways of analyzing and fixing minds. But when the Freudians overreached, they drove psychiatry into a state of crisis that a new “biological revolution” was meant to alleviate. Harrington shows how little that biological revolution had to do with breakthroughs in science, and why the field has fallen into a state of crisis in our own time. Mind Fixers makes clear that psychiatry’s waxing and waning biological enthusiasms have been shaped not just by developments in the clinic and lab, but also by a surprising range of social factors, including immigration, warfare, grassroots activism, and assumptions about race and gender. Government programs designed to empty the state mental hospitals, acrid rivalries between different factions in the field, industry profit mongering, consumerism, and an uncritical media have all contributed to the story as well. In focusing particularly on the search for the biological roots of schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, Harrington underscores the high human stakes for the millions of people who have sought medical answers for their mental suffering. This is not just a story about doctors and scientists, but about countless ordinary people and their loved ones. A clear-eyed, evenhanded, and yet passionate tour de force, Mind Fixers recounts the past and present struggle to make mental illness a biological problem in order to lay the groundwork for creating a better future, both for those who suffer and for those whose job it is to care for them.

Author : Ted Abel
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128018771
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia written by Ted Abel and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia begins with an overview of the various facets and levels of schizophrenia pathophysiology, ranging systematically from its genetic basis over changes in neurochemistry and electrophysiology to a systemic neural circuits level. When possible, the editors point out connections between the various systems. The editors also depict methods and research strategies used in the respective field. The individual backgrounds of the two editors promote a synthesis between basic neuroscience and clinical relevance. Provides a comprehensive overview of neurobiological aspects of schizophrenia Discusses schizophrenia at behavioral, cognitive, clinical, electrophysiological, molecular, and genetic levels Edited by a translational researcher and a psychiatrist to promote synthesis between basic neuroscience and clinical relevance Elucidates connections between the various systems depicted, when possible