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2 - Clinical Neuroscience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2021

By
Ayol Samuels ,
Matthew L. Baum ,
Joseph Luchsinger ,
Robert G. Mealer  and
Rachel A. Ross
Edited by
Audrey Walker ,
Steven Schlozman  and
Jonathan Alpert
Audrey Walker
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Steven Schlozman
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Jonathan Alpert
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
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Summary

Psychiatry draws widely upon insights from many realms ranging from public health, the social sciences, and the humanities. As psychiatric disorders affect mood, cognition, perception, emotion, and behavior, brain science is recognized as foundational to understanding their pathophysiology. Along with the disciplines of neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology, psychiatry is often regarded as one of the clinical neurosciences.

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Introduction to Psychiatry
Preclinical Foundations and Clinical Essentials
 , pp. 9 - 37
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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