Dopamine and Glutamate in Psychiatric Disorders

Book Overview

An illuminating summary of our current understanding of the interactive role of dopamine and glutamate in psychiatric diseases and the therapeutic strategies and possibilities for future treatment. Among the new ideas presented are hypotheses on the role of dopamine and glutamate in aggression, the glutamate system in anxiety disorders, glutamate and neurodegeneration, and on the origin and progression of Parkinson's disease. Additional chapters offer novel insights into a variety of psychiatric diseases, including ADHD, stress, aggression, addiction, schizophrenia, depression, social phobias, dementias, bulimia, and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617374954
• ISBN13: 9781617374951
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"