Biological Psychiatry

This book provides an authoritative summary of the current status of the field of biological psychiatry, integrating material from the basic neuroscience investigations and clinical case studies.

A chapter on pharmacotherapy outlines current consensus in the field. The book includes material on such fast-moving areas as neuroimaging, panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders, as well as reports of major developments in schizophrenia, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease.