Author: James C. Harris
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: developmental, treatment, disorders, diagnosis, assessment, neuropsychiatry, volume
Number of Pages: 596
Published: 1998-01-15
List price: $57.50
ISBN-10: 0195131118
ISBN-13: 9780195131116

James Harris’s two volume work on developmental neuropsychiatry sets the agenda for this emerging clinical specialty. Written by an individual with the developmental expertise of a pediatrician, the behavioral sophistication of an adult and child psychiatrist, and a deep appreciation of neuroscience, these two books offer an integrated yet comprehensive approach to developmental neuropsychiatry. Grounded in neuroscience but enriched by clinical realities, Volume II provides a comprehensive review of the developmental neuropsychiatric disorders. Throughout the text current DSM-IV diagn

Author: Dorothy F. Ega
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: developmental, mac, keith, press, medicine, children, examination, infants, preschool, clinics
Number of Pages: 84
Published: 1991-04-26
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0521411971
ISBN-13: 9780521411974

This book is a practical guide for primary-care doctors and health visitors involved in the detection of developmental problems in children whose parents are worried that their child is not developing like other children. It will be of assistance to pediatricians and pediatric neurologists in providing a developmental perspective in the diagnostic process in their work with children with chronic neurological disorders. The tests described have been standardized by the author and cover the essentials of developmental examination: history--including parents’ views of their child’s de

Authors:Dante Cicchetti, Sheree L. Toth,
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Keywords: developmental, psychology, symposium, depression, perspectives, rochester
Number of Pages: 418
Published: 1992-12-06
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 1878822160
ISBN-13: 9781878822161

This volume focuses on one of the most prevalent and devastating psychiatric disorders, depression. The contributors apply a developmental analysis to the etiology, course, and sequelae of depression across the lifespan. The effects of depression on multiple domains of functioning, including socio-emotional, social cognitive, and psychobiological, are explored. In addition to the impact of the disorder on the depressed individual, its role on the developmental process in offspring of depressed parents and for families having a depressed member are examined and reviewed. Contributors: BARRY NUR

Author: Valayamghat Raghavan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: developmental, biology, series, cell, experimental, angiosperms, embryogenesis, study
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 1986-03-31
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0521267714
ISBN-13: 9780521267717

For the first time in synoptic form, this book presents a clear account of the most recent knowledge of embryogenesis in flowering plants. A multidisciplinary approach is adopted bringing together the foundations of tissue culture, biochemistry, and cell and molecular biology which have supported the rapid progress of research in angiosperm development. In the first part of the book, the author draws a broad picture of the processes involved in embryogenesis. A brief introduction to procedures is followed by chapters on developmental, cellular, biochemical and experimental aspects of embryogen

Author: Robert Krauss
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: developmental, current, topics, volume, biology, disease, models, genetic, mouse
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2008-12-29
List price: $192.00
ISBN-10: 0123744547
ISBN-13: 9780123744548

Like humans, mice naturally develop diseases that affect their immune, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, skeletal, and other physiological systems. As such mouse has become the premier mammalian model system for studying such diseases as cancer, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and glaucoma; moreover, certain diseases that occur in humans but not normally in mouse-CF, ALS, Huntingdon’s disease, for example-can be induced by manipulating the mouse genome and environment. This volume reviews current research findings and thought on mouse models for such human dise

Author: Glen P. Aylward
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: developmental, issues, behavioral, critical, pediatrics, testing, guide, psychological, practitioner
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 1994-08-31
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 0306446898
ISBN-13: 9780306446894

This practical and jargon-free book meets the needs of the primary health care professional who is faced with the complexities surrounding developmental and psychological testing of children. It describes the contents of a variety of tests, their strengths and limitations, and their applications and interpretations. This information is explained in terms of suspected developmental delay and poor school performance-the two psychological issues most often encountered by pediatricians, family practitioners, and social workers.

Authors:Santiago Schnell, Philip Maini, Stuart A. Newman, Tim
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: developmental, topics, biology, current, systems, modeling, multiscale, volume
Number of Pages: 604
Published: 2008-01-01
List price: $192.00
ISBN-10: 0123742536
ISBN-13: 9780123742537

Mathematical and computational biology is playing an increasingly important role in the biological sciences. This science brings forward unique challenges, many of which are, at the moment, beyond the theoretical techniques available. Developmental biology, due to its complexity, has lagged somewhat behind its sister disciplines (such as molecular biology and population biology) in making use of quantitative modeling to further biological understanding. This volume comprises work that is among the best developmental modeling available and we feel it will do much to remedy this situation.This b