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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454025303321

Autore

Fadem Barbara

Titolo

Behavioral science in medicine / / Barbara Fadem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-4511-6196-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (525 p.)

Disciplina

362.2/042

Soggetti

Social psychiatry

Cultural psychiatry

Mental illness

Psychology, Pathological

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Authors""; ""Dedication""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part I The Life Cycle""; ""Chapter 1 The Beginning of Life Pregnancy Through Preschool""; ""Chapter 2 School Age and Adolescence""; ""Chapter 3 The Challenges of Early and Middle Adulthood""; ""Chapter 4 Aging, Death, and Bereavement""; ""Part II The biological bases of behavior""; ""Chapter 5 Genetics, Anatomy, and Biochemistry of Behavior""; ""Chapter 6 Biological Assessment of Patients with Psychiatric Symptoms""; ""Chapter 7 Sleep""; ""Part III The Psychological bases of behavior""

""Chapter 8 Psychodynamic Theory in Medical Practice""""Chapter 9 Learning Theory""; ""Chapter 10 Psychological Assessment of Patients with Behavioral Symptoms""; ""Chapter 11 Psychological Therapies""; ""Part IV Psychopathology ""; ""Chapter 12 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders""; ""Chapter 13 Mood Disorders""; ""Chapter 14 Suicide""; ""Chapter 15 Anxiety Disorders and Related Disorders""; ""Chapter 16 Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Malingering""; ""Chapter 17 Obesity and the Eating Disorders""; ""Chapter 18 Cognitive and Dissociative Disorders""

""Chapter 19 Biological Therapies""""Part V Social Behavior""; ""Chapter



20 Culture and Illness""; ""Chapter 21 Human Sexuality""; ""Chapter 22 Violence, Impulse Control Disorders, and Abuse""; ""Chapter 23 Substance Abuse""; ""Part VI The Doctor�Patient Relationship""; ""Chapter 24 Doctor�Patient Communication""; ""Chapter 25 Psychosomatic Medicine""; ""Chapter 26 Ethical and Legal Issues in Medicine""; ""Part VII Health Care Delivery""; ""Chapter 27 Systems of Health Care Delivery""; ""Appendix""; ""Index ""