Global Emergency of Mental Disorders

Global Emergency of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read overview of the neurodevelopmental basis of multiple mental disorders and their accompanying consequences, including addiction, suicide and homelessness. Compared to other references that examine the treatment of psychiatric disorders, this book uniquely focuses on their neurodevelopment. It is designed for neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology students, and various other clinical professions. With chapters on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and others, this volume provides information about incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in addition to developmental origins. With millions worldwide affected, this book will be an invaluable resource. Explores psychiatric disorders from a neurodevelopmental perspective Covers multiple disorders, including anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder Examines the brain mechanisms that underly disorders Addresses the opioid epidemic and suicide Reviews special patient populations by gender and age INDICE: Part I: Introduction 1. Overview of Brain Function 2. Brain Neurotransmitters 3. Normal Child and Adolescent Development 4. Global Epidemiology of Mental Disorders Part II: Psychiatric Disorders 5. Anxiety Disorders 6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 7. Dissociative Disorders 8. Depressive Disorders 9. Bipolar and Related Disorders 10. Personality Disorders 11. Schizophrenic Disorders 12. Sexuality, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias 13. Substance-Related Disorders 14. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders 15. Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders 16. Eating Disorders 17. Sleep-Wake Disorders Part III: Caring for Special Populations 18. Children and Adolescents 19. Women 20. Older Adults Part IV: Contemporary Global Crises 21. The Opioid Epidemic 22. Suicides and Homicides 23. The Homelessness Crisis

• ISBN: 978-0-323-85837-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 19/05/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés