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At least 40 million people in the worId suffer from the most severe forms of mental disorder such as schizophrenia and some 300 million more are affected by less severe but still incapacitating form……続きを見る

After thousands of clinical trials, the efficacy of psychotropic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders has become well established. However, the very success of these drugs has meant that ……続きを見る

''Refreshing and informative....describe[s] the new complex research tools, directions and interpretations in a lucid and understandable fashion.'' --- Lancet, North American edition ''Beautifully ……続きを見る

Volume 5 of the series "Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration" is concerned with themes which are currently the focus of intensive research, and in which advances in our understanding of the pat……続きを見る

The simple fact that the authors were able to give injectable heroin to volunteers for addictive self-administration at a Harvard facility may elude the notice it deserves. On the other hand, resec:……続きを見る

From the preface: "History has dealt the juvenile court (and, more broadly, the juvenile justice system) a cruel blow. What began as a promising social experiment has disappointed nearly everyone...……続きを見る

Neuropsychologists and forensic psychologists have long lacked a systematic, scientific means of assessing head injury cases, of distinguishing those plaintiffs whose pain and suffering is real and ……続きを見る

Over the past decade, significant advances in research methodology have stimulated dramatic progress in the field of child psychiatry in general, and in pediatric anxiety disorders, more specificall……続きを見る

"In this book you’ll find a thoughtfully edited chronicle of the unique convergence of genetic, hormonal, social, and environmental forces that influence a woman’s mental health over the course of h……続きを見る

It is clear that child and adolescent psychiatric disorders impose a heavy burden of suffering. Recent large-scale community epidemiological studies suggest that as many as 20% of children and adole……続きを見る

In the period between about 1820 and about 1870 German psychiatry was born and reborn: fust as anthropologically orientated psychiatry and then as biomedical psychiatry. There has, to date, been vir……続きを見る

Annette Schaub This book is to honor Michael J. Goldstein Ph. D. , Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, who passed away in 1997. Mike was known for his caring, hum……続きを見る

Are dominance and submission inevitable in human relationships? Believing that sadomasochism is becoming an ever more obtrusive phenomenon in developed countries, the author surveyed 48 self-declare……続きを見る

This book is for caregivers: those who care for and about children and adults who reside on the very edge of family and community life. It is for those who not only want to help these distanced indi……続きを見る

The pain center/clinic is in the stage of transition. It has come a long way since chronic pain was a nonexistent entity and patients with difficult pain problems did not receive well-deserved atten……続きを見る

Mental health issues are a growing concern in our modern Western society. This is part of an increasing interest in questions about health, quality of life, personal development, and self-fulfilment……続きを見る

A rare 19th‑century voice revealing what asylum life felt like from the inside. In 1881, Joseph Camp, an elderly and self-trained Methodist minister from Talladega County in eastern Alabama, was bro……続きを見る

Drawing on his rich experience within psychiatry, Leston Havens takes the reader on an extraordinary journey through the vast and changing landscape of psychotherapy and psychiatry today. Closely ex……続きを見る

Asia is by far the largest continent in the world in terms of area with population exceeding 3.5 billion and has dozens of cultures, religions, languages and ethnic groups. As a result of its highly……続きを見る

When Ifirst read this manuscript, Iexclaimed to a colleague: "This is the most important and clinically relevant book on schizophrenia since Bleuler!" Time has not altered my initial enthusiastic ev……続きを見る

Experiences of Depression is a philosophical exploration of what it is like to be depressed. In this important new book, Matthew Ratcliffe develops a detailed account of depression experiences by dr……続きを見る

This book is written for any clinician who encounters substance abuse in a patient and wonders what to do. Experts from a cross-section of specialties and health professions provide up-to-date, evid……続きを見る

Managing the cognitive difficulties experienced in bipolar disorder poses a significant challenge to patients, relatives, researchers and clinicians. This book equips readers with a thorough underst……続きを見る

Felix Sperans is al bijna vijftig jaar zenuwziek. Om niet helemaal gek te worden schrijft en schildert hij, ook wel wat om zijn Filipijnse schoonfamilie aan een iets of wat menswaardig bestaan te he……続きを見る

"[this] book is outstanding…[it] not only effectively captures key human relationship and organizational needs, [it] presents the material in a way that can be easily understood and taught in reside……続きを見る

This book examines in detail the diagnostic approach to manic depressive (bipolar) illness, with special reference to the borderline zones with unipolar depression and schizoaffective disorder. Amon……続きを見る

Depressive Störungen haben eine hohe Lebenszeitprävalenz. Bis in das Erwachsenenalter haben ca. 15-20% aller Menschen in westlichen Ländern eine depressive Episode durchgemacht. Der Band beleuchtet ……続きを見る

This book provides the practicing physician with a practical approach to the diagnosis, evaluation and management of headache disorders based on lessons learned from real-life headache patients. Int……続きを見る

In unserer schnelllebigen und reizüberfluteten Zeit gewinnt das Thema "Schlafstörung" zunehmend an Bedeutung. Trotz der beachtlichen Prävalenz von Schlafstörungen ist das Wissen darüber recht gering……続きを見る

Das Buch gibt erstmals für den deutschsprachigen Raum eine ausführliche Einführung in die Grundlagen und Verfahrensweisen der gesundheitsökonomischen Analyse in der Versorgung psychisch Kranker. Zud……続きを見る