Psychiatric disorders represent a complex interaction between psychological, developmental, neurobiological, and genetic factors. This book focuses on the neurobiological elements of psychiatric conditions. In the last 30 years, much has been learned about the neuroanatomic, neurophysiological, neurochemical, and molecular elements that contribute to major psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, drug dependence, anxiety disorders, major depression, bipolar disorder, and dementias. In this book, we strive to integrate recent research findings about the neural circuitry and signaling pathways that influence the development and expression of psychiatric disorders. We attempt to present psychiatric neuroscience in a relatively brief and readable format. Our aim is to inform psychiatric clinicians as well as students of psychiatry, neuroscience,.
