Twenty-seven researchers and clinicians from the U.S. and Europe contribute 12 chapters providing a systematic overview of the basic and clinical aspects of the core neurological and psychiatric disorders that are commonly taught to doctorate- and postdoctorate-level students. Two opening chapters covering the neural and pharmaco-therapeutic principles of neurological and psychiatric disorders are followed by individual chapters on Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For graduate- and postgraduate-level physicians and scientists, pre-clinical and clinical research scientists, and pharmacists with an intermediate to advanced understanding of neuroscience and pharmacology. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)