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Is free will just an illusion? What is it in the brain that allows us to pursue our own actions and objectives? What is it about this organ that permits seemingly purposeful behaviour, giving us the impression we are free? This resource takes a journey into the brain to examine what is about known voluntary behaviour, and why it can go wrong. ...Less

Antipsychotic long-acting Injections provides a synthesis and broad picture of the place of LAIs in current clinical practice, and looks at both their advantages and disadvantages. ...Less

Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research. Approximately 1 in 100 children are diagnosed as autistic, so it is also an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. Financial resources have begun to be raised for more comprehensive research and an increasing number of scientists are becoming involved in autism research. In many respects, autism has become a model for conducting translational research on a psychiatric disorder. This text provides a summary of all current knowledge related to the behavioral, experiential, and biomedical features of the autism spectrum disorders including major behavioral and cognitive syndromology, common co-morbid conditions, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, and other neurological correlates such as seizures, allergy and immunology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and epidemiology. ...Less

The Casebook of Clinical Geropsychology describes current best practice in managing complex cases involving common mental health issues in later life in the field of psychology concerned with the psychological, behavioral, biological, and social aspects of aging. ...Less

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides an up-to-date, evidence-based approach to practical clinical issues and its comprehensive multidisciplinary perspective, and covers all aspects of developmental psychology, behavioural and emotional disorders, types of therapy and prevention, with a special emphasis on developmental considerations and on ways in which physical health and psychological problems interact. ...Less

The Confabulating Mind provides an in-depth analysis of an extraordinary and controversial subject and re-traces the history of confabulation and false memory, and explores its causes, anatomical basis, and mechanisms. ...Less

Drug Nation provides an accessible and lucid introduction to some of the main health and social issues related to illicit drugs and their use, and reviews a range of popular drugs—including amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, Ecstasy (MDMA), heroin and LSD—whilst considering the law related to such substances. ...Less

The new edition of this resource summarizes essential information on all the major drugs currently used in clinical psychiatric practice via a discussion on drugs in psychiatry, the principles of psychopharmacology, and the foundation of the sound, scientifically based use of drugs in psychiatry. ...Less

This is a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered in palliative care. It provides clinical guidance for the management of people with progressive life limiting illnesses including cancer, AIDS, end-stage organ failure and neurodegenerative diseases. ...Less

This is a practical and problem-orientated accessible guide for those who have to deal with psychiatric emergencies. It contains guidance on how to assess and manage these emergencies and how to manoeuvre successfully though the practical difficulties that may arise, whilst also avoiding medical, psychiatric, and legal pitfalls. ...Less