Genetics of Mental Disorders

What Practitioners and Students Need to Know

Stephen V. Faraone, Ming T. Tsuang (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2002
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-57230-739-1 (ISBN)

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This volume offers a comprehensive and highly readable introduction to the burgeoning science of psychiatric genetics.

This book provides a comprehensive and readable primer on the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors in mental disorders. Rendering technical concepts accessible, and laying to rest common myths and oversimplifications, the book describes what (and how) scientists have learned about the causation and expression of such frequently encountered disorders as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and Alzheimer disease. Clinicians and students gain the basic knowledge they need to evaluate the literature in this rapidly developing field, understand implications for treatment, and communicate genetic information to clients and families. Throughout, special attention is given to the critical ethical and professional concerns raised by emerging technologies.

Introduction. The Basics: Epidemiologic Foundations of Psychiatric Genetics. Variations on a Theme: Causal and Clinical Heterogeneity. Mathematical Models of Inheritance. Molecular Genetics and Mental Illness. Clinical Applications of Psychiatric Genetics. The Future of Psychiatric Genetics. Glossary. Readings in Psychiatric Genetics. Appendix: Internet Resources for Psychiatric Genetics.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.3.2002
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
ISBN-10	1-57230-739-0 / 1572307390
ISBN-13	978-1-57230-739-1 / 9781572307391
Zustand	Neuware