Essential Neuroscience For Psychiatrists

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.

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.

• Provides essential neuroscience information that underpins the psychiatric conditions, equipping trainees with the knowledge to understand the clinical relevance of neuroscience
• Written by expert clinicians in a digestible and understandable format
• Written alongside the MRCPsych curriculum, helping trainees pass their exams

Niruj Agrawal, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London
Niruj Agrawal is a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at St George's Hospital, London. He is a fellow of the RCPsych, was vice chair of the Faculty of Neuropsychiatry and is a member of the MRCPsych examinations subcommittee. He sits on the Board of Directors of the International Neuropsychiatry Association and is the lead co-editor of Oxford Textbook of Neuropsychiatry. His interests include neuropsychiatric conditions in neurological settings, brain injury and functional neurological disorders. He has published over 90 peer reviewed papers and chapters, and is on the editorial boards of BJPsych Open and BJPsych Bulletin.

Norman Poole, South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Norman Poole is a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He is a fellow of the RCPsych, edited the RCPsych Bulletin from 2018-2022, and sits on the College's Paper A Panel. He holds a National Institute for Health and Care Research grant investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a treatment for Functional Cognitive Disorder, and sits as an Executive Director of the British Neuropsychiatric Association. He is also the psychiatric member of the Ministry of Defence's Independent Medical Expert Group and Founding Member of the Functional Neurological Disorder Society.