Nuclear Medicine in Psychiatry showcases the combined expertise of renowned authors whose dedication to the investigation of psychiatric disease through nuclear medicine technology has achieved international recognition. Psychiatric disorders are discussed both from categorical and functional psychopathological viewpoint and the latest results in functional neuroimaging are detailed. Most chapters are written jointly by a psychiatrist and a nuclear medicine expert, and each contains a section "Clinical Aspects", to link research data with clinical routine. This state-of-the-art compendium will be valuable to anybody in the field of neuroscience, from the psychiatrist and the radiologist/nuclear medicine specialist to the interested general practitioner and cognitive psychologist.

1 Functional Imaging and Functional Psychopathology: An Introductory Chapter

Technical Section
2 Instrumentation in Nuclear Medicine
3 Perfusion Tracers: Biological Bases and Clinical Implications
4 Molecular Aspects of G-protein Coupled Receptor Signalling of Relevance for Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Psychiatry
5 Radioligands for Central Neuroreceptors
6 Ligand Tracer Kinetics: Theory and Application
7 Functional Brain Imaging and Drug Development
8 Neuroreceptor Imaging Studies and the Mechanism of Action of Antipsychotic Drugs
9 Functional Brain Imaging and Large Animal Research
10 Functional Brain Imaging in the Dog: Perfusion and Serotonin-2A Receptor Imaging in Physiological and Pathophysiological Conditions
Clinical Section Introductory Chapter
11 Functional Psychopathology: A Diagnostic Approach to Enhance the Return of Human Brain and Behaviour Research
Nosological Psychopathology
12 Nuclear Neuroimaging in Child Psychiatry
13 ?-Amyloid Imaging In Vivo and Its Possible Implications for Alzheimer's Disease
14 Psychiatric Disorders in Parkinsonian Syndromes - Nuclear Medicine Contribution
15 Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
16 The Late Whiplash Syndrome: Current Aspects of Functional Neuroimaging
17 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
18 Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorder
19 Nuclear Brain Imaging in Mood Disorders
20 Neuro-SPECTand Its Application in Bipolar Affective Disorders
21 Radioligand Studies in Depression
22 Functional Neuroimaging in Social Anxiety Disorder
23 Functional Neuroimaging in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
24 Nuclear Neuroimaging and Psychosurgery in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
25 Nuclear Brain Imaging in Eating Disorders
26 FunctionalNeuroimaging in Sleep Disorders
27 Functional Brain Imaging in Personality Research and Personality Disorders
28 Functional Brain Imaging of Suicidal Behaviour
Functional Psychopathology
29 Functional Brain Imaging of Impulsive Aggression
30 Brain Function During Hypnosis
31 Functional Neuroimaging in Hysteria and Catatonia
32 Functional Neuro-imaging in Apathy
33 Functional Brain Imaging in Court
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