Cambridge Medical Revies Neurobiology and Psychiatry Volume 2 [Paperback]

This 1993 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 1993, 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 1993, 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 1993. 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; Preface; 1. Molecular genetics and the major psychoses M. Gill and C. Walsh; 2. Alzheimer's disease and the ?-amyloid persecutor protein J. Hardy; 3. The biochemistry of tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease J. M. Gallo; 4. Cytoarchtectonic and developmental studies in schizophrenia P. Falkai and B. Bogerts; 5. Neuroendocrine developments in psychiatric research J. A. Bearn and P. W. Raven; 6. From antibody to gene in schizophrenia: a review of the technology and a progress report W. G. Honer andl¦