Publisher's Synopsis
This is the first comprehensive text to chart the advances in molecular and cellular biology and the basic neurosciences that have revolutionized molecular medicine in the field of psychiatry. Neurobiology of Mental Illness is written by internationally recognized experts in basic neuroscience, pathophysiology, and the treatment of many psychiatric disorders that are covered in the book: affective disorders; anxiety disorders; psychotic disorders in adults and children; substance abuse disorders; and other miscellaneous diagnostic entities.