Effects of Hormones on Behaviour Through Evaluation of Prismatic Cases

My Hormones Made Me Do It

Richard Santen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

267 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5959-8 (ISBN)

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The book presents a series of patient vignettes which highlight the profound effects that hormones can have on behavior. Key examples, observed by an experienced endocrinologist, illustrate the unusual and often bizarre effects of excess or deficient levels of hormones. Exposure to high amounts of male hormones can result in "steroid rage", capital murder, indecent exposure, erotic dreams, and aggressive behavior. Excess thyroid or deficient adrenal function clearly altered the behavior of two presidents of the United States during times of crisis. Deficiency of the female hormone, estrogen, can result in severe hot flashes and compensatory behavioral strategies. Rare genetic mutations result in a mismatch between natal sex and gender. Verbatim interviews provide a unique facet to allow the reader to personally relate to difficult situations caused by disordered hormone levels. The book intends to provide insight about hormones and behavior for medical students and professionals and for those interested in powerful mediators of altered behavior.

Dr Richard Santen, Emeritus Professor at the University of Virginia, USA, is recognized internationally as an outstanding clinical endocrinologist and researcher and is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. He previously served as the President of the Endocrine Society, an international organization with 18,500 members. Santen has written five books and more than 400 articles, the most notable being a scientific statement on menopausal hormone therapy. His research interests have focused on the development of hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancer. Perceived as the go-to person to evaluate patients with complicated clinical problems, he frequently sees cases with highly unusual manifestations of endocrine dysfunction. This experience has allowed him to describe in this book a large number of patients with endocrine disorders that markedly affect behavior. Noted for his teaching skills, Santen utilizes the descriptive case method and verbatim transcripts to illustrate the powerful, behavioral effects of hormones.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.11.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
ISBN-10	1-0364-5959-4 / 1036459594
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5959-8 / 9781036459598
Zustand	Neuware