Name: Research on the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorders
Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
SKU: 9781604561975
Price: 97.99 GBP
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Research on the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorders

By (author): Leo Sher

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)

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£97.99

Format: Hardback
Pages: 372
Illustrations: tables, charts & illus
ISBN: 9781604561975
Publication Date: 01-May-2008

Subjects:
Psychological theory & schools of thought
Physiological & neuro-psychology
biopsychology

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This book describes the neurobiological mechanisms of alcohol abuse and dependence including the role of serotonergeic, dopaminergic, noradrenergic, and hypothalamic-piturary adrenal systems in alcohol use disorders and the results of neuroimaging studies are presented. The neurobiology of comorbidity of alcohol use disorders with other psychiatric disorders are also discussed. Research on the neurobiology of alcohol abuse and dependence is very important. Therefore, this book will be of interest to biomedical researchers, physicians, and other clinicians, students, and anyone who is interested in the mechanisms of addictive disorders.

Leo Sher, MD is a psychiatrist with a background in internal medicine. His areas of research and clinical expertise include neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Inpatient Psychiatry Service at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in New York. He has authored about 600 scientific publications, is a reviewer for numerous medical journals, the recipient of several awards and the first researcher in North America who introduced the use of the combined dexamethasone suppression/corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test for psychiatric purposes. Dr. Sher has experience as a forensic psychiatric expert and consultant.