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Author Blows, William T., 1947-

Title The biological basis of mental health nursing / William Blows
Edition 2nd ed
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction to the brain -- Brain development -- Neural communication -- Neurotransmitters and receptors -- Hormones and behaviour -- Genetic disorders affecting mental health -- Pharmacology -- Drug abuse -- Anxiety, fear, and emotions -- Schizophrenia -- Depression -- Epilepsy -- Subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain -- The ageing brain and dementia -- Learning, behavioural, and developmental disorders
Notes Revised edition of: Biological basis of nursing. Mental health / William T. Blows. 2003
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Biological Psychiatry.
Mental Disorders.
Brain -- physiology.
Biological psychiatry.
Brain -- Diseases.
Mental illness -- Physiological aspects.
Psychiatric nursing.
Biological psychiatry.
Brain -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
Mental illness -- Physiological aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
Psychiatric nursing.
Genre/Form Nurses Instruction.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203833880
9780203833889