Neuroanatomy for Students of Behavioral Disorders
Ronald L. Green (Author), Robyn L. Ostrander (Author)
Whether you’re a practicing mental health clinician, a post-doc psychologist, a psychiatric resident, or in any number of allied fields, you can’t get away without knowing something about the brain and how it works.
For the first time, two psychiatric experts offer an eminently readable, color-illustrated text that boils down the complexities of neuroscience to focus only on the parts of the brain specifically related to behavioral disorders. Authors Green and Ostrander, provide concise chapter summaries and vignettes and a handy, quick-review appendix that lists brain structures and regions affiliated with behavior for easy consultation. Nearly 200 color illustrations, brain scans, and diagrams depict the nuances of brain-behavior anatomy and function.
Book Details
- Paperback
- July 2009
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ISBN 978-0-393-70398-6
- 7.9 × 9.9 in
/ 288 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide
Endorsements & Reviews
“The exploding field of the neurobiology of behavioral disorders has caught many students and practitioners in the mental health professions off guard. It has become a field in its own right and as such it needs the appropriate text. Green and Ostrander have provided just such a text, and an excellent summary of the links between brain and behavior. All students interested in behavioral medicine should master this material as they learn about the disorders of behavior and how to treat them.” — Michael S. Gazzaniga, PhD, Director, Sage Center for the Study of the Mind, UCLA, Santa Barbara
“The authors take readers by the hand and guides them through the complexities of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology with admirable clarity, compassion for patients, and lucid illustrations. The book is a must for students learning about psychopathology, and it will be a handy reference for clinicians who seek a greater understanding of the brain correlates of major mental illnesses. I heartily recommend it.” — Glen O. Gabbard, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine
“This text is a labor of love. It soars above the mundane to thoughtfully engage a challenge previously avoided: The distillation of fact from fantasy in the neurobiology of behavioral disorders. Comprehensive, appropriately detailed, and well referenced, this book is a must-read for students of all disciplines who seriously aspire to understanding aberrant behavior in the context of the burgeoning brain sciences.” — Peter C Whybrow, MD, Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Judson Braun, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science at UCLA
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