Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics

Peter McGuffin, Michael J Owen, Irving I Gottesman (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

496 Seiten

2004
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-856486-7 (ISBN)

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Genetics promises to provide one of the most powerful approaches to understanding the functional pathology of the human brain. This book starts with an introduction to the relevant molecular and cellular biology, and then covers the evidence for a genetic contribution to normal and abnormal development and to abnormal behaviour in adult life.

Revised for paperback edition, with new appendices

Genetics promises to provide one of the most powerful approaches to understanding the functional pathology of the human brain. This book presents a critical review of the evidence for a genetic contribution to common psychiatric conditions and the rarer single-gene disorders that may have psychiatric presentations.

The first section of the book introduces the reader to molecular biology and the techniques of molecular genetics. The coverage then moves on to consider the genetics of normal and abnormal development, followed by a look at the genetics of abnormal behaviour in adults. This section includes, amongst others, consideration of personality disorders, schizophrenia and the dementias. The final section considers the applications of the work and covers issues such as counselling and ethics, closing with a look to the future.

The editors are internationally renowned figures in this field and they have invited a team of equally eminent chapter authors.

PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES ; 1. Basic molecular genetics ; 2. Quantitative genetics ; 3. Linkage and association ; PART 2: THE GENETICS OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT ; 4. Personality and cognitive abilities ; 5. Genetics of mental retardation ; 6. Reading and language disorders ; 7. Childhood disorders ; PART 3: THE GENETICS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR IN ADULT LIFE ; 8. Personality disorders ; 9. Genetics of affective disorders ; 10. Schizophrenia ; 11. Substance misuse ; 12. Anxiety and eating disorders ; 13. The dementias ; D - APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ; 14. Pharmacogenetics ; 15. Genetic counselling ; 16. Ethical considerations ; 17. The future and post-genomic psychiatry

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2004
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 241 mm
Gewicht	841 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	0-19-856486-4 / 0198564864
ISBN-13	978-0-19-856486-7 / 9780198564867
Zustand	Neuware