Brave New Brain Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome

Name: Brave New Brain Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome
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ISBN: 9780195167283

ISBN-10: 0195167287

ISBN-13: 9780195167283

Edition: 2004

Authors: Nancy C. Andreasen

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Brave New Brain is a travel guide to the future. Scientists are presently mapping both the terrain of the brain and the geography of the genome. Psychiatry has joined them on a quest to conquer mental illnesses - those illnesses that strike the most human part of our bodies, our brains and minds. Brave New Brain is designed as a resource book for following this voyage of discovery. It explains the nature of mental illness and genome and brain mapping. using clear simple language, interesting case histories, and extensive illustrations. Scientists today know more about the brain than ever before. Andreasen gives us an engaging and readable description of how it all works, from the billions…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface



Broken Brains and Troubled Minds



Brave New Brain: Confronting the Burden of Mental Illness



A Waking Nightmare: Mental Illness and Ordinary People



Broken Brains, Troubled Minds: Being Blinded by False Dichotomies



Mind Meets Molecule



The Brain: The Mind's Dynamic Orchestra



Mapping the Genome: The Blueprint of Life ... and Death



Mapping the Mind: Using Neuroimaging to Observe How the Brain Thinks



The Burden of Mental Illness



Understanding What Mental Illnesses Are: The Past Is Prologue to Progress



Schizophrenia: A Mind Divided



Mood Disorders: Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster



Dementias: A Death in Life



Anxiety Disorders: The Stress Regulator Goes Wild



Brave New Brain



O Brave New World: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome


References and Suggested Readings


Index