Vulnerability to psychosis from neurosciences to psychopathology

Early clinical intervention in psychosis is now a major objective of mental health services and the development of specialist intervention services has greatly facilitated research on the early phases of this disorder.In this book, contributors provide a review of the neurobiological research in peo...

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Otros Autores: Fusar-Poli, Paolo (-), Borgwardt, Stefan, McGuire, Philip
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Psychology Press 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Maudsley series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798289206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; The Maudsley Series: Vulnerability to Psychosis: From Neurosciences to Psychopathology; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Neuroscience, continua and the prodromal phaseof psychosis; 3. Defining the risk for psychosis: Can neurosciencehelp psychopathology?; 4. Genetic determinants of the vulnerability to psychosis: Findings from twin studies; 5. Stress and cortisol in the pre-psychotic phases; 6. Neurocognitive indicators of high-risk states for psychosis; 7. Grey matters: Mapping the transition to psychosis
  • 8. Functional MRI in prodromal psychosis9. Glutamate: Gateway to psychosis?; 10. Does dopamine start the psychotic "fire"?; 11. Neurophysiological alterations in the pre-psychotic phases; 12. Stigma in early stages of psychotic illness: Connections with cognitive neuroscience; 13. Conclusions; Index