The Physiological Bases of Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders

Up to twenty percent of the American population suffers from a diagnosablemental disorder and crossnational studies suggest a high prevalence of suchdisorders e... » 

Up to twenty percent of the American population suffers from a diagnosablemental disorder and crossnational studies suggest a high prevalence of suchdisorders elsewhere. In recent decades advances in our knowledge of the brainare causing us to question many of the theories underlying traditionalapproaches to diagnosing and treating these disorders. Researchers in diversefieldsmolecular genetics behavioral cognitive and clinical neuroscienceneuroimaging neurophysiology and neurologyhave contributed to the advances.The new knowledge that has been amassed should inform work with clients butfor most practitioners and practitionersintraining who lack specializedbackground it has been difficult to grasp.In this book specifically designed to meet the needs of graduate students inclinical counseling and school psychology programs Lisa Weyandt offers acomprehensive uptodate readable overview of our current understanding ofthe biological bases of psychopathology and its implications for intervention.Early chapters concisely and clearly explain the basics of brain structure andfunction and current research techniques they set the stage for chaptersexamining each major group of disorders. An extensive art program underlinesthe important points. «