Psychology Press

Developmental Disorders of the Frontostriatal System: Neuropsychological, Neuropsychiatric and Evolutionary Perspectives

cover of Developmental Disorders of the Frontostriatal System

By John L Bradshaw

Series: Brain Damage, Behaviour and Cognition 

  • List Price: $44.95
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  • ISBN: 978-1-84169-227-2
  • Published by: Psychology Press
  • Publication Date: 10/04/2001
  • Pages: 320
  • Trim Size: 234X156
  • Illustrations: 10 line figures
  • Binding(s): Hardback | Paperback

About the Book

In this book, the author discusses a range of common neurodevelopmental disorders affecting young people - autism, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder - from the unique perspective of their proposed common origin in the function and dysfunction of the brain's frontostriatal system.
Throughout the book, the author systematically compares and contrasts them from a biological, clinical and evolutionary standpoint, viewing them as extensions of normal personality attributes, which, in less extreme form, may possess certain behavioural advantages, explaining their persistence in the general population. The result is a unique, up-to-date, and wide-ranging discussion of these disorders that draws upon biology, genetics, neuropsychology, neuropathology, neuroimaging, and clinical presentation and treatment. It will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and practitioners in neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry, psychiatry, and clinical psychology.

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