The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry: The Pathophysiology of Behavior and Mental Illness

The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry is a comprehensive and accessible text that bridges the gap between neuroscience and clinical psychiatry, providing readers with a basic link between the two disciplines.

This fully updated second edition covers the latest advances in neuroscience and their practical applications in the treatment of common mental health disorders.

With clear and direct language, the book enhances understanding of basic neuroscientific concepts underlying commonly encountered disorders, and the effects of brain chemistry on common behaviors.

Practical applications, insightful illustrations, and review questions following each chapter help solidify grasp of neuropathology and its link to mental health disorders and their treatment.

Whether you're a psychology graduate student, nurse practitioner, or psychiatry resident, this text is an essential resource for keeping pace with the latest advances in neuroscience and improving patient care.