Auteur : Bradshaw, John L. 1940-

Maison d'édition : Psychology Press

Date de publication : 2001

Collation : xiii, 304 p. : ill.

Collection : Brain damage, behaviour and cognition series

ISBN : 1841692271

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, behavioural neurology, and other preliminary issues -- 2.The frontal cortex and the control of behaviour -- 3. The basal ganglia -- 4. Tourette's syndrome -- 5. Obsessive compulsive disorder -- 6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- 7. Schizophrenia : a disorder of thought -- 8. Autism -- 9. Depression -- 10. An interpretation

Résumé : In this book, the author discusses a range of common neurodevelopmental disorders affecting young people - autism, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder - from the unique perspective of their proposed common origin in the function and dysfunction of the brain's frontostriatal system.

Throughout the book, the author systematically compares and contrasts them from a biological, clinical and evolutionary standpoint, viewing them as extensions of normal personality attributes, which, in less extreme form, may possess certain behavioural advantages, explaining their persistence in the general population. The result is a unique, up-to-date, and wide-ranging discussion of these disorders that draws upon biology, genetics, neuropsychology, neuropathology, neuroimaging, and clinical presentation and treatment. It will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and practitioners in neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry, psychiatry, and clinical psychology.

Mots-clés : Troubles du développement chez l'enfant / Neuropsychologie pédiatrique / Neuropsychiatrie infantile

Cote : WS 350.6 B812d 2001