Contemporary neurobehavioral syndromes /
During the twentieth century, new neurobehavioral diseases appeared or were described for the first time. Exposure to certain toxins or noxious environments, for example, produced illnesses that did not exist before the twentieth century. In addition, established illnesses were reconceptualized with...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Psychology Press,
©2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | During the twentieth century, new neurobehavioral diseases appeared or were described for the first time. Exposure to certain toxins or noxious environments, for example, produced illnesses that did not exist before the twentieth century. In addition, established illnesses were reconceptualized with regard to their cause or neurobiological basis. Autism, for instance, was described for the first time during the twentieth century and may not have existed previously. Its cause was subsequently reconceptualized from a disorder related to inadequate parenting, to a brain disorder with possible. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 311 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780203829653 0203829654 1283104164 9781283104166 9786613104168 6613104167 1136816844 9781136816840 |