Bøger af Fernando Hogan

Mental disorders, also called mental illnesses, refer to conditions that affect the thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior of a person. Such disorders may affect a person occasionally or may be chronic. Such disorders can potentially impact a person's ability to perform their functions normally. There are various types of mental disorders such as anxiety disorders (panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias), depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychotic disorders. Depression is a serious mood disorder that that negatively affects how a person feels, thinks, and acts. There are multiple causes of mental disorders and depression such as genetics, family history, life experiences, stress, abusive past, traumatic brain injury (TBI), cancer, etc. Physical examination, laboratory tests, and psychological evaluation are used to diagnose mental disorders. The treatment of mental disorders and depression depends on the type of disorder and its severity. This book unravels the recent studies on mental disorders and depression. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and post graduate students.

The specialty of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in humans is known as psychiatry. It involves various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition and perceptions. The treatment in psychiatry is done via psychiatric medication and psychotherapy. It is also done via contemporary practices such as assertive community treatment, community reinforcement and supported employment. Psychiatric treatment is delivered on both inpatient and outpatient basis. Its aim is to treat mental disorders, which are conventionally divided into three broad categories: mental illnesses, severe learning disabilities and personality disorders. This book unravels the recent studies in the field of psychiatry. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. Researchers and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.

Psychiatry is a speciality of medical science that is concerned with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders. Various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition and perceptions are included in this domain. The most common mode of psychiatric treatment is psychiatric medication and psychotherapy. The other contemporary practices include a wide variety of modalities such as assertive community treatment, community reinforcement and supported employment. The domain of psychiatry uses research in the field of neuroscience, psychology, medicine, biology, biochemistry and pharmacology. The disorders treated under this domain are broadly classified into personality disorders, mental illnesses and severe learning disabilities. Some of the specialities within this area are addiction psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, sleep medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, social psychiatry, etc. The objective of this book is to give a general view of the different areas of psychiatry and its applications. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. This book is a vital tool for all researching and studying this field.