Published August, 2012
By Sven E. Harnung and Matthew S. Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This textbook presents the chemistry of the environment using the full strength of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry, in addition to the necessary mathematics and physics. It will be invaluable in environmental chemistry courses for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in chemistry and allied fields.

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Published August, 2012
By Nancy J. Wesensten and Nancy Wesensten
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Provides a critical review of stimulant medication literature regarding stimulant efficacy for restoring/maintaining cognition during sleep loss.

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Published August, 2012
By Mauricio Sierra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book describes the experience of depersonalization and an up-to-date review of what is known about the disorder, dealing with the subject from a wide range of perspectives covering historical, conceptual, clinical, trans-cultural, pharmacological and neurobiological factors. Relevant to psychiatrists, neurologists, primary care practitioners and psychiatric nurses.

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Published August, 2012
By Daryl Fujii and Iqbal Ahmed
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book provides a one-stop, comprehensive review of the spectrum of psychotic disorders, giving quick comparisons for diagnostic decision-making, evidence for each etiology, and examining the data describing a unitary neurobiological model of psychosis along with the hypothesis that psychosis is a neurobiological syndrome similar to aphasia or apraxia.

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Published August, 2012
By Shane Darke, Louisa Degenhardt and Richard Mattick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: International Research Monographs in the Addictions
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The rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, interventions, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality.

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Published August, 2012
By Beverley Raphael, Yuval Neria, Raz Gross, Randall D. Marshall and Ezra S. Susser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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What are the lessons learned from the work conducted after 9/11, and the implications for future disaster mental health work and preparedness efforts? The authors of this book answer these questions after having been involved in modifying ongoing trials and setting up new ones in New York to address these issues straight after the attacks.

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Published August, 2012
By Nicholas B. Allen and Lisa B. Sheeber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book explores the developmental changes occurring during the transition from childhood into early adolescence in order to understand how vulnerability to depression develops. The focus is on emotional development, which serves to encapsulate the cognitive, sexual, interpersonal and familial changes that are occurring during this life stage.

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Published August, 2012
By Jay Schulkin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 2005, this book introduces the concept of allostasis and places it within the context of traditional homeostatic regulation.

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Published August, 2012
By Robert W. Fogel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A collection of essays by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel on the theory and measurement of ageing and health-related variables.

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Published August, 2012
By David Castle, Warrick J. Brewer, Christos Pantelis and Peter Doherty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for reseach on the olfactory system. This 2006 book sets out our understanding of olfaction and mental health, including where it may take us in the future. All aspects of olfactory function and dysfunction are covered.

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