Contents: Introduction to the brain -- Brain development -- Neural communication -- Neurotransmitters and receptors -- Hormones and behaviour -- Genetic disorders affecting mental health -- Pharmacology -- Drug abuse -- Anxiety, fear, and emotions -- Schizophrenia -- Depression -- Epilepsy -- Subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain -- The ageing brain and dementia -- Learning, behavioural, and developmental disorders
Notes
Rev. ed. of: Biological basis of nursing : mental health / William T. Blows. 2003
