Neuroscience for Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals
Regular price
€78.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Jill Littrell
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
anxiety disorders
Author_Jill Littrell
automatic-update
behavioral syndromes
bipolar disorders
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=JKSN2
Category=JM
Category=JMM
Category=MBPK
Category=MJN
Category=MQU
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
depression
drug addiction
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Language_English
medicating children
mental health professionals
mental illness
neuroscience
PA=Available
physiology
Price_€50 to €100
PS=Active
psychologists
psychopharmacology
psychotic disorders
softlaunch
subjective well-being
Product details
- ISBN 9780826122780
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 06 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
This book presents the latest neuroscience and physiological explanations behind the major diagnostic categories of mental illnessóincluding schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and addictionóand explains the physiological bases that underlie traditional pharmaceutical treatment interventions. Crucially, it integrates current information about brain function with new research on immunology, offering a research-based rationale for viewing the mind and the body as an integrated system. The new information on the physiological bases for behavior explains how lifestyle interventions related to diet, exercise, and interpersonal relationships can have dramatic therapeutic effects on mental health.
Of particular note in this book is cutting-edge information on fast-spiking GABA interneurons and the role of NMDA receptors in psychosis, the role of inflammatory processes in mood disorders, and gut microbiota's influence on inflammation. Beyond the physiology undergirding distress, the book also explores the physiological bases for health and resilience. Students and mental health professionals in social work, counseling, and psychology will learn how the same mechanisms available for overcoming mental anguish can be utilized for achieving life satisfaction.
KEY FEATURES:
Discusses attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, pediatric bipolar disorder, issues for children in the child welfare system, and advocacy efforts
Presents the latest information on the efficacy and side effects of antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants
Explains the mechanisms through which diet and exercise can influence mood disorders and psychosis
Prepares mental health professionals to provide services in primary care settings in the role of the behavioral health professional
Jill Littrell, PhD, LCSW, is Associate Professor, Georgia State University School of Social Work.
