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Dealing with psychotic disorders / by Miller, Marie-Therese,author.; Gale (Firm);

Includes bibliographical references and index.chapter one. What are psychotic disorders? -- chapter two. How are psychotic disorders diagnosed? -- chapter three. What is life like with psychotic disorders? -- chapter four. How are psychotic disorders treated?Those with psychotic disorders can see or hear things that do not exist in reality. This book explores what these disorders are like, how they affect people's lives, and todays best treatment options.Grades 10-12Description based on print version record.

Subjects: Psychoses.; Psychoses; Psychoses in adolescence.;

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Dealing with psychotic disorders / by Miller, Marie-Therese,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Those with psychotic disorders can see or hear things that do not exist in reality. Dealing with Psychotic Disorders explores what these disorders are like, how they affect people's lives, and today's best treatment options."--Grades 10-12

Subjects: Psychoses; Psychoses; Psychoses in adolescence;

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Antipsychotics : history, science, and issues / by Kerner, Jeffrey.; McCoy, Bridget,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.ch. 1: Case studies -- Case 1: Jimmy -- Case 2: Bobby -- Case 3: George -- ch.2: What are antipsychotics? -- Psychotic disorders and the symptoms of psychosis -- Treatment of psychosis: from exorcism to antipsychotics -- Typical antipsychotics: the beginning -- Atypical antipsychotics: as the story continues... -- ch.3. Antipsychotics: a brief history -- Early biological remedies: the original antipsychotics -- "A drug in search of an illness": developing antipsychotic medications -- Chlorpromazine rises -- Side effects emerge -- Competition for chlorpromazine -- How antipsychotics are used today: bridging past and future -- ch.4: How antipsychotics work -- Parts of the brain -- What are neurotransmitters and what do they do? -- Neurotransmitters affected by antipsychotics -- Other potential targets -- ch.5: Effects and applications -- Therapeutic effects of antipsychotics -- How well do antipsychotics work? -- Indications for medical use -- Antipsychotic use in special groups -- ch.6: Risks, misuse, and overdose -- Side effects -- Misuse of antipsychotics -- Antipsychotic overdose and toxicity -- ch.7: Production, distribution, and regulation -- Pharmaceutical industry -- Antipsychotics in nursing homes -- Prior authorization -- The unique case of clozapine -- AIMS and metabolic monitoring -- ch.8: The social dimensions of antipsychotics -- Deinstitutionalization -- Antipsychotics and the doctor-patient relationship -- Legal and ethical implications of antipsychotics -- Antipsychotics and political dissent -- Antipsychotics and the elderly -- Antipsychotics and children -- When to treat? The implications of the initiation of antipsychotic treatment -- The business of antipsychotics -- Mental illness and violence -- ch. 9: The future of antipsychotics -- Where are antipsychotics failing? -- Pathophysiology of chronic psychotic disorders -- New medications on the horizon -- Better routes of administration -- Use in nonpsychotic disorders."This text provides a comprehensive analysis of antipsychotic medications, covering historical, social, and scientific viewpoints on this important and controversial class of medications. Covers the class of antipsychotic medications in whole, addressing topics ranging from the medications' history and the science of how they actually work in the body to the social and legal implications of antipsychotics; Provides readers with a holistic understanding of an increasingly important class of medications in an accessible format; Presents an unbiased perspective on a class of medications that has been subject to controversy; Serves both as an authoritative reference book for students and as a useful source of practical information that will appeal to a general adult audience"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Antipsychotic drugs.; Antipsychotic drugs; Psychoses; Antipsychotic Agents.; Psychotic Disorders;

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When the sun bursts : the enigma of schizophrenia / by Bollas, Christopher,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index."Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, isolation, and dehumanization. At a time when the treatment of choice is anti-psychotic medication, world-renowned psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas shows that schizophrenics can be helped by much more humane treatments, and explains that they have a chance to survive and even reverse the process if they have someone to talk with them regularly and for a sustained period soon after they show signs of imminent breakdown. In this sensitive and evocative narrative, Bollas draws on his personal experiences working with schizophrenics since the 1960s. He offers his interpretation of how schizophrenia develops, typically in the teen years, as an adaptation during the difficult transition to adulthood."--Up against the wall -- A nation's madness -- Frozen psychosis -- Free speech -- A magical bench -- Listening to a different logic -- Mind-blowing thoughts -- From history to mythology -- Leaving things alone -- Metasexuality -- Hearing voices -- Assumed knowledge -- Hiding the mind -- Dodging thought -- Somatoforms -- Dumbing down -- Where are you from? -- Change -- Lucy on an island.

Subjects: Schizophrenia; Psychoses; Psychoanalysis.; Schizophrenia; Mentally Ill Persons; Psychoanalysis;

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She kills me : the true stories of history's deadliest women / by Wright, Jennifer,1986-author.; Bee, Eva,illustrator.;

Includes bibliographical references.Psychos--but not the way misogynists say it -- Pretty poisoners -- Bad fam -- Black widows -- Scorned women -- Murderous mercenaries -- Killer queens -- Badass warriors (not princesses) -- Avenging angels.In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They're the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren't supposed to do and live the lives that women aren't supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure.

Subjects: True crime stories.; Women murderers;

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Trainspotting / [electronic resource]. by Welsh, Irvine.;

Trainspotting is the novel that first launched Irvine Welsh's spectacular career -- an authentic, unrelenting, and strangely exhilarating episodic group portrait of blasted lives.It accomplished for its own time and place what Hubert Selby, Jr.'s Last Exit to Brooklyn did for his. Rents, Sick Boy, Mother Superior, Swanney, Spuds, and Seeker are as unforgettable a clutch of junkies, rude boys, and psychos as readers will ever encounter.Electronic reproduction.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.;

© 2011.,

On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2311532 -- Click  to access title on Overdrive.;

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Explosive Eighteen : [electronic resource] : Stephanie Plum series, book 18. by Evanovich, Janet.; King, Lorelei.;

Narrator: Lorelei King.Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she’s flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he’s dead—and a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph he was supposed to be carrying. Only one person has seen the missing photo: Stephanie Plum. Now she’s the target. An FBI sketch artist helps Stephanie re-create the person in the photo, but Stephanie’s descriptive skills are lacking. Until she can improve them, she’ll need to watch her back. Over at the bail bonds agency things are going from bad to worse. Vinnie’s temporary HQ has gone up in smoke. Stephanie’s wheelman, Lula, falls for their largest skip yet. Lifetime arch nemesis Joyce Barnhardt moves into Stephanie’s apartment. And everyone wants to know what happened in Hawaii? Morelli, Trenton’s hottest cop, isn’t talking about Hawaii. Ranger, the man of mystery, isn’t talking about Hawaii. And all Stephanie is willing to say about her Hawaiian vacation is . . . It’s complicated. -- provided by publisher.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 175076 KB).

Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Humor (Fiction).; Mystery.; Romance.;

© 2011., Random House Audio,

On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=593598 -- Click to access title in OverDrive.;

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To the nines [electronic resource] : Stephanie plum series, book 9. by Evanovich, Janet.; King, Lorelei.;

Narrator: Lorelei King.The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author A Stephanie Plum Novel Janet Evanovich's novels are the hottest bestsellers in America! # 1 New York Times # 1 Wall Street Journal #1 Los Angeles Times #1 Entertainment Weekly #1 Publishers Weekly Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli . . . oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure. But hey, she's from Jersey. Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way . . . and she always gets her man. In To the Nines , her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word hunter. In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas Strip, Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life. The unforgettable characters, nonstop action, high-stakes suspense, and sheer entertainment of To the Nines define Janet Evanovich as unique among today's writers.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 229950 KB).

Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Humor (Fiction).; Mystery.; Romance.;

© 2007., Macmillan Audio,

On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=202075&titleID=145924 -- Click to access digital title in Overdrive.;

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Core concepts in pharmacology / by Holland, Leland Norman,1957-; Adams, Michael,1951-author.; Brice, Jeanine,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Unit I: Basic concepts in pharmacology. Introduction to pharmacology: drug regulation and approval -- Drug classes, schedules, and categories -- Methods of drug administration -- What happens after a drug has been administered -- The nursing process in pharmacology -- The role of complementary and alternative therapies in pharmacology -- Substance abuse. Unit II: The nervous system. Drugs affecting functions of the automatic nervous system -- Drugs for anxiety and insomnia -- Drugs for emtional, mood, and behavioral disorders -- Drugs for psychoses -- Drugs for degenerative diseases and muscles -- Drugs for seizures -- Drugs for pain management -- Drugs for anesthesia. Unit III: The cardiovascular and urinary systems. Drugs for lipid disorders -- Diuretics and drugs for electrolyte and acid-base disorders -- Drugs for hypertension -- Drugs for heart failure -- Drugs for angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and stroke -- Drugs for shock and anaphylaxis -- Drugs for dysrhythmias -- Drugs for coagulation disorders. Unit IV: The immune system. Drugs for imflammation and fever -- Drugs for immune system modulation -- Drugs for bacterial infections -- Drugs for fungal, viral, and parasitic diseases -- Drugs for neoplasia. Unit V: The respiratory and digestive systems. Drugs for respiratory disorders -- Drugs for gastrointestinal disorders -- Vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements. Unit VI: The endocrine and reproductive systems. Drugs for endocrine disorders -- Drugs for diabetes mellitus -- Drugs for disorders and conditions of the reproductive system. Unit VII: The skeletal system, integumentary system, and eyes and ears. Drugs for bone and joint disorders -- Drugs for skin disorders -- Drugs for eye and ear disorders.

Subjects: Pharmacology; Pharmacological Phenomena.; Drug Therapy.;

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We are our brains : a neurobiography of the brain, from the womb to Alzheimer's / by Swaab, D. F.(Dick Frans);

"The culmination of renowned neuroscientist D.F. Swaab's life's work, We Are Our Brains unlocks the mysteries of the most complex organism in the human body, providing a fascinating overview of the brain's role in nearly every aspect of human existence. In short, engaging chapters, Swaab explains what is going on in our brains at every stage of life, including how a fetus's brain develops and the role that pregnancy plays in solidifying certain aspects of our identity; the radical neurological changes that occur during adolescence; what happens when we fall in love; and the neurological basis for a host of different disorders and personality traits"--We are our brains -- Metaphors for the brain -- 1. Development, birth, and parental care -- Subtle interaction between mother and child at birth -- Difficult birth as the first symptom of a developmental brain disorder -- Maternal behavior -- Paternal behavior -- Importance of a stimulating environment for early brain development -- Memories from the womb -- 2.Threats to the fetal brain in the "safety" of the womb -- Developmental brain disorders caused by environmental factors -- Developmental brain disorders caused by addictive substances and medication -- The short-term outlook of the unborn child -- Does a fetus feel pain? -- Body integrity identity disorder, a bizarre developmental disorder -- 3. Sexual differentiation of the brain in the womb -- A typical boy or girl? -- Gender-based differences in behavior -- Heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality -- Homosexuality : no choice -- Homosexuality in the animal kingdom -- Transsexuality -- Pedophilia -- 4. Puberty, love, and sexual behavior -- The adolescent brain -- Adolescent behavior -- The brain in love -- Disorders of the brain and sexuality -- 5. Hypothalamus: survival, hormones, and emotions -- Hormone production by the hypothalamus and streams of urine -- Surviving without a hypothalamus -- Depression -- Prader-Willi Syndrome -- Obesity -- Cluster headache -- Narcolepsy -- Fits of laughter without emotion -- Anorexia Nervosa is a disease of the brain -- 6. Addictive substances -- Cannabis and psychoses -- Ecstasy : brain damage after pleasure -- Substance abuse by politicians -- 7. The brain and consciousness -- Neglect : half a life -- Coma and related conditions -- Brain structures crucial for consciousness -- Importance of functional links between brain structures for consciousness -- Illusions and loss of self-consciousness -- "Filling in" missing information -- Notions about the mechanisms of consciousness -- 8. Aggression -- Born aggressive -- Young and aggressive -- Aggression, brain disorders, and prison -- Guilt and punishment -- Violent while asleep -- 9. Autism -- Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant -- Autism, a developmental disorder -- Savants -- Brains of savants -- 10. Schizophrenia and other reasons for hallucinations -- Schizophrenia, a disease of all ages and cultures -- Schizophrenia symptoms -- Schizophrenia, a developmental brain disorder -- Hallucinations due to a lack of stimuli -- Other hallucinations -- 11. Repair and electric stimulation -- Age-related blindness : macular degeneration -- Serendipity -- Deep brain stimulation -- Brain stimulation and happiness -- 12. The brain and sports -- Neuropornography : boxing -- Sex and the Olympic Games -- Death of the fittest -- 13. Moral behavior -- Prefrontal cortex : initiative, planning, speech, personality, and moral behavior -- Moral behavior : the human in the animal -- Unconscious moral behavior -- Moral networks -- What nature teaches us about a better society -- 14. Memory -- Kandel's research into memory and the collective amnesia of the Austrians -- The anatomy of memory -- The path to long-term memory -- Separate memory storage -- The implicit memory in the cerebellum -- 15. Neurotheology: the brain and religion -- Why are so many people religious? -- Evolutionary advantage of religion -- The religious brain -- A better world without religion? -- Unclean mussels and women -- Praying for another : a placebo for yourself -- Religious mania -- Temporal lobe epilepsy : messages from God -- Public reactions to my views on religion -- 16. There isn't more between Heaven and Earth -- Soul versus mind -- Heart and soul -- Pseudoscientific explanations of near-death experiences -- Effective placebos -- Traditional Chines medicine : sometimes more than a placebo -- Herbal therapy -- 17. Free will, a pleasant illusion -- Free will versus choice -- The brain as a giant, unconscious computer -- The unconscious will -- What free will isn't -- Free will and brain disorders -- 18. Alzheimer's disease -- Aging of the brain, Alzheimer's Disease, and other forms of Dementia -- Alzheimer's : the stages of deterioration -- "Use it or lose it" : reactivating neurons in Alzheimer's Disease -- Pain and Dementia -- Alzheimer's and the right moment for choosing to end one's life -- 19. Death -- The magic of life and death -- Dr. Deijman and Black Jan -- Civic disintegration course : dead obvious -- Netherlands Brain Bank -- Herbs for log life after death -- 20. Evolution -- Negotiation and increase in brain size -- The evolution of the brain -- Molecular evolution -- 21. Conclusion.

Subjects: Brain.; Brain; Neurosciences.; Brain; Brain; Behavior.; Brain Diseases.; Mental Disorders.; Personality.;

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