Brave new brain: conquering mental illness in the era of the genome
Year: 2001
Type: book-review
Abstract: PART I: BROKEN BRAINS AND TROUBLED MINDS 1. Brave New Brain: Confronting the Burden of Mental Illness 2. A Waking Nightmare: Mental Illness and Ordinary People 3. Broken Brains, Troubled Minds: Being Blinded by False Dichotomies PART II: MIND MEETS MOLECULE 4. The Brain: The Mind's Dynamic Orchestra 5. Mapping the Genome: The Blueprint of Life ... and Death 6. Mapping the Mind: Using Neuroimaging to Observe How the Brain Thinks PART III: THE BURDEN OF MENTAL ILLNESS 7. Understanding What Mental Illnesses Are: The Past is Prologue to Progress 8. Schizophrenia: A Mind Divided 9. Mood Disorders: Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster 10. Dementias: A Death in Life 11. Anxiety Disorders: The Stress Regulator Goes Wild PART IV: BRAVE NEW BRAIN 12. O Brave New World: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome References and Suggested Readings
Source: Choice Reviews Online
Author: Spence, Sean A
Institution: University of Iowa
Language: English
Topic: Mental Health and Psychiatry
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2105501317