Sex Differences in Neuropsychiatry

Sexual dimorphism of the brain is reflected in the clinical expression of several neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as in the responses to pharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy. Sex Differences in Neuropsychiatry addresses this important issue by viewing major neurological and psychiatric conditions through the lens of sexual dimorphism, providing an entirely novel approach to understanding vulnerability factors, as well as potential new treatment strategies in several common neuropsychiatric disorders. The handbook comprises four major sections: (1) Introduction to sex differences in neuroanatomy and neurophysiology; (2) Description of the impact of genetic, epigenetic, sex hormonal and other environmental effects on cerebral sex dimorphism; (3) Review of sex differences in neurologic disorders; (4) Review of sex differences in psychiatric disorders. Explores sex differences in human neuroanatomy and neurophysiologyOffers a pathway towards a gender-specific treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disordersProvides an overview of the genetics of sex hormones, human brain structure, and function, as well as the epigenetics, environment and social context INDICE: Section I: Sex differences in Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Section II: Genes, Hormones and Epigenetic Mechanisms Section III: Sex differences in Psychiatric Disorders Section IV: Sex differences in Neurologic Disorders Section V: Gender Medicine: towards a gender-specific treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

• ISBN: 978-0-444-64123-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 600
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés