A single volume of 41 articles, Hormone/Behavior Relations of
Clinical Importance is an authoritative selection of relevant
chapters from the Hormones Brain and Behavior 2e MRW, the most
comprehensive source of neuroendocrinological information assembled
to date (AP July 2009).
The study of hormones as they impact the brain and, subsequently,
behavior is a central topic in neuroscience, endocrinology and
psychiatry. This volume offers an overview of neuroendocrinological
topics, approaching the subject from the perspective of
hormone-brain function, hormone-behavior relations, sex
differences, and the impact on various diseases/pathologies. Many
basic human behavioral functions are subject to the influence of
hormones - sexual orientation, the experience of pain, fertility,
immunity - as are clinical conditions such as diabetes, substance
abuse disorder, eating disorders, PTSD, TBI, pain, Alzheimer's,
stress/anxiety, affective disorders, and more. There is
considerable commercial clinical potential in the study of hormones
- drug companies are currently developing a Cholecystokinin
(hormonal peptide) booster to reduce appetite in those who suffer
from sever obesity, and catamenial epilepsy (features seizure
exacerbation in relation to the menstrual cycle) is resistant to
treatment by standard antiepileptic medications, but may be
hormonally controlled. These issues and more are covered, and there
is simply no other current single-volume reference with such
comprehensive coverage and depth.
Authors selected are the internationally renowned experts for the
particular topics on which they write, and the volume is richly
illustrated with over 150 figures (50 in color). A collection of
articles reviewing our fundamental knowledge of neuroendocrinology,
the book provides an essential, affordable reference for
researchers, clinicians and graduate students in the area.
- Offering outstanding scholarship, each chapter is written by an
expert in the topic area and approximately 25% of chapters are
written by international contributors (7 countries represented)
- Provides more fully vetted expert knowledge than any existing
work with broad appeal for the US, UK and Europe, accurately
crediting the contributions to research in those regions
- Heavily illustrated with 150 figures, approximately 50 in color,
presenting the material in the most visually useful form for the
reader
- Fully explores various clinical conditions associated with the
hormones and the brain (PTSD, TBI, Stress & Anxiety, eating
disorders, diabetes, addictive disorders, Alzheimer's, affective
disorders)
- Broad coverage of disorders makes the volume relevant to
clinicians as well as researchers and basic scientists
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