Richard McCarty

Stress and Mental Disorders

Insights from Animal Models

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stress and Mental Disorders takes a critical look at the connections between stressful life events and mental disorders in humans from a basic science perspective, showcasing the importance of preclinical research with animal models as a means of advancing knowledge of the etiology, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in humans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 165mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780190697266
• ISBN-10: 0190697261
• Artikelnr.: 58702550

Autorenporträt

Richard McCarty is Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, where he previously served as Dean of the College of Arts and Science and as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost. He received his PhD from The Johns Hopkins University, then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health, where he was a Fellow in the Pharmacology Research Associate Training Program. He later received a National Research Service Award to support sabbatical research at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. His research interests have focused on physiological and behavioral adaptations to stress using a variety of animal models.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Psychiatric Illnesses: An Overview
Chapter 2. Making the Case: Stress and Mental Disorders
Chapter 3. Evolution of the Stress Concept
Chapter 4. Stress Effector Systems
Chapter 5. Stress-Sensitive Brain Circuits
Chapter 6. Animal Models in Psychiatry
Chapter 7. Stress, Development, and Epigenetics
Chapter 8. Stress and Schizophrenia
Chapter 9. Stress and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 10. Stress and Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 11. Stress and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 12. Stress and Depression Part 1
Chapter 13. Stress and Depression Part 2
Chapter 14. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 15. Resilience
Chapter 16. Thoughts for the Future
References
Color Plates