Stress and the Brain - The Science of Mental Health

First published in 2002. This is Volume 9 of a collection of ten works on the science of mental health. This volume in the series focuses on issues related to stress and the brain. Although stress affects many other aspects of physiology, they are beyond the scope of this volume. The volume begins with a seminal work by Selye describing the stress response, an adaptive response that permits an organism not only to survive but also to cope with the stressor.

List of contents

Introduction, Overview, Neuroendocrine Factors, Stress and Social Factors, Stress and Brain Development, Stress and Memory, Degeneration, Regeneration, and Neurogenesis, Stress and Depression, Stress and Trauma, Stress and General Health, Stress and Drug Addiction, Acknowledgments

About the author

Steven E. Hyman National institute of Mental Health

Summary

The Science of Mental Health is a one-stop resource for major issues and classic controversies in mental health. This publication is Volume 9: Stress and the Brain.

Product details

• Assisted by: Steven E. Hyman (Editor), Hyman Steven E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2001
• EAN: 9780815337522
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3752-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Weight: 620 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Neurology, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Clinical psychology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology