Cambridge Medical Reviews Neurobiology and Psychiatry Volume 3 [Hardcover]

This 1995 text served as a regular forum for evaluation and dissemination of information in the neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorder.When it was first published in 1995, Neurobiology and Psychiatry served as a regular forum for evaluation and dissemination of information in the neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorder. At the time of publication, this fundamental field of biological psychiatry was a rapidly expanding field of study.When it was first published in 1995, Neurobiology and Psychiatry served as a regular forum for evaluation and dissemination of information in the neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorder. At the time of publication, this fundamental field of biological psychiatry was a rapidly expanding field of study.This book was originally published in 1995. At the time of publication, the neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorder was a rapidly expanding field of study, primarily as a result of developments in the basic neurosciences. Neurobiology and Psychiatry served as a regular forum for evaluation and dissemination of information in this fundamental field of biological psychiatry. Topics selected for review illustrated the application of a range of neurobiological techniques to major psychiatric disorders, providing an in-depth review of work in this field. The intended readership included established research workers in the field, postgraduate psychiatrists, psychiatric trainees and other clinical and laboratory workers.Contributors; Editor's preface; Abbreviations; 1. Structural magnetic resonance imaging in psychiatry: the functional psychoses P. W. R. Woodfuff; 2. Structural and functional endophenotypes in schizophrenia T. Sharma; 3. Techniques for integrating functional and anatomical imaging H. Loats, S. E. Loats and T. L. Rippeon; 4. Development of SPET as a tool for neuropsychopharmalogical research J. P. Seibyl; 5. SPET blood flow studies and the functional anatomy of psychiatric disorders G. F. Busatto; 6. Neurorel"