Description
Global Emergency of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read overview of the neurodevelopmental basis of multiple mental disorders and their accompanying consequences, including addiction, suicide and homelessness. Compared to other references that examine the treatment of psychiatric disorders, this book uniquely focuses on their neurodevelopment. It is designed for neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology students, and various other clinical professions. With chapters on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and others, this volume provides information about incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in addition to developmental origins. With millions worldwide affected, this book will be an invaluable resource.- Explores psychiatric disorders from a neurodevelopmental perspective- Covers multiple disorders, including anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder- Examines the brain mechanisms that underly disorders- Addresses the opioid epidemic and suicide- Reviews special patient populations by gender and age
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction1. Overview of Brain Function2. Brain Neurotransmitters3. Normal Child and Adolescent Development4. Global Epidemiology of Mental DisordersPart II: Psychiatric Disorders5. Anxiety Disorders6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders7. Dissociative Disorders8. Depressive Disorders9. Bipolar and Related Disorders10. Personality Disorders11. Schizophrenic Disorders12. Sexuality, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias13. Substance-Related Disorders14. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders15. Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders16. Eating Disorders17. Sleep-Wake DisordersPart III: Caring for Special Populations18. Children and Adolescents19. Women20. Older AdultsPart IV: Contemporary Global Crises21. The Opioid Epidemic22. Suicides and Homicides23. The Homelessness Crisis
