ADHDAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder E-Book

Nicoladie Tam

• Herausgeber: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 23

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

“ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” “Biology” is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the neurobiological basis of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), including the characteristics, symptoms, treatment options, neurobiological and neurochemical origin of the disorder.

It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

Leseprobe

Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder

A Tutorial Study Guide

Nicoladie Tam, Ph. D.

Copyright © 2015 by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

ISBN 978-1-311-98841-6

All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations in critical review articles.

Authored by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

Published by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

First Published: December 8, 2013

Revision Date: June 13, 2015

eBook ISBN: 9781311988416

Book statistics: 5,200 words

Keywords: affective disorder, depression, mania, bipolar disorder, mental disorder, psychiatric disorder, pharmacotherapy, neuropsychology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychopharmacology, neuroscience, biology, study guide, tutorial

Produced in the United States of America

The printed version of this eBook is also available in PDF format in 25 pages.

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Preface

“Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder” is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the characteristics, symptoms, and treatment of affective disorders, including depression, mania, and bipolar disorder, including the neurobiological basis and pathology of these mental disorders.

It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

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Table of Contents

Cover Page

Preface

Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder

Depression

Mania

Bipolar Disorder

Treatments of Depression

About the Author

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Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder

Objectives:

Understand the different affective disorders

Concepts to Learn

Unipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder

Mania

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1.1.Depression

Objectives:

Understand the different affective disorders

Concepts to Learn

Definition of depression

Unipolar disorder

Dysphoric moods of depression