Essential Neuroscience for Psychiatrists

Covers essential information on neuroscience in a concise way, with a clear emphasis on its relevance to clinical psychiatry.

Niruj Agrawal (Edited by), Norman Poole (Edited by)

9781911623076, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 March 2025

368 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.8 kg

Neuroscience is increasingly understood to ground the practice of psychiatry, but clinicians can be overwhelmed by the competing facts and unfamiliar approaches utilised. This book provides key, up-to-date findings in neuroscience, and their relevance to clinical psychiatry in an approachable format. Clinical experts summarise the most important findings in diverse fields of neuroscience and explain their relevance for clinical practice. Topics include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neurophilosophy, imparting essential knowledge for the MRCPsych syllabus and exams, as well as conveying important recent developments. Each chapter is designed to aid comprehension and learning with suggested readings, equipping the reader with the knowledge and skills to understand, assess, and treat those with mental health problems in the 21st Century. Expertly covering essential neuroscience topics with a clear emphasis on clinical relevance, this book is ideal for clinicians in psychiatry, psychology, and allied fields such as mental health nurses.

List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
1. Neuroanatomy Paul Johns and Gemma Northam
2. Neurophysiology Pedro F Viana and Nandini Mullatti
3. Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry David Cunningham Owens and Katie Marwick
4. Structural and functional neuroimaging in psychiatry Sukhi Sherghill and Raka Maitra
5. Neuropsychology Martin van den Broek
6. Neurodevelopment Norman Poole
7. Neurogenetics David Curtis
8. Neurophilosophy: neuroscience, non-reductionism and psychiatry Norman Poole and Derek Bolton
9. Neuroimmunology Adam Al-Diwani, Toby Pillinger, Alaisdair Coles and Belinda Lennox
10. Neuroendocrinology Andrea Nani and Andrea E Cavanna
11. Neuroscience of sleep Valentina Gnoni, Danielle Wasserman, Hugh Selsick and Ivana Rosenzweig
12. Neuroscience of eating and addiction Samantha Scholtz
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]