| Animal Models in Psychiatry, II 1992 Edition Contributor(s): Boulton, Alan A. (Editor), Baker, Glen B. (Editor), Martin-Iverson, Mathew T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0896031772 ISBN-13: 9780896031777 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: The wealth of material presented in Animal Models in Psychiatry has necessitated its expansion into a comprehensive, two-volume work. This second volume-the companion to Neuromethods ? 18-continues the presentation of the latest methodologies for the use of animal models in psychiatric research. Contributors are renowned experts in their respective fields, and bring to light new insight into animal models for: performance deficits induced by stressors ? cholinergic supersensitivity and depression ? olfactory bulbectomy and depression ? assessment of circadian rhythms in affective disorders ? anxiety ? new anxiolytic drugs ? panicogenic and antipanic treatment effects ? drug studies in aggressive behavior ? mental retardation ? memory disorders. Boulton, Baker, and Martin-Iverson's two volumes on Animal Models in Psychiatry is the most current and comprehensive resource for everyone involved in the neurosciences, neuropsychiatry, pharmacology, and related disciplines. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neuroscience - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| LCCN: 91007076 |
| Series: Neuromethods |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.32" W x 9.18" (1.88 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The two Animal Models in Psychiatry volumes are loosely organized by subject. The first volume contains a number of chapters concerned with schizophrenia, psyc- ses, neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesias, and other d- orders that may involve dopamine, such as attention deficit disorder and mania. Also included is a chapter describing a behavioral model for activity-induced anorexia. The second volume deals with affective and anxiety disorders, but also includes chapters on subjects not easily classified as either psychotic, affective, or anxiety-related, such as aggression, mental retardation, and memory disorders. Four chapters on animal models of schizophrenia or psychoses are included in Volume 18 because of the importance of these disorders in psychiatry. Likewise, three chapters in the present v- ume deal with affective disorders, with a fourth chapter on circadian rhythms that also contributes to methods for a- mal models in affective disorders. Following the first four chapters are two chapters dealing with models of anxiety and panic, two chapters on aggression, one on mental retardation, and a final chapter covering memory disorders. Many of the behaviorally-based models of affective disorders involve inducing stress in a- mals, usually on a chronic basis. The first chapter by Anisman, Zalcman, Shanks, and Zacharko describes some of the neurochemical effects that are associated with the chronic application of sensors. |