Psychiatric Disorders

New Frontiers in Animal Research of Psychiatric Illness.- Experimental Psychiatric Illness and Drug Abuse Models: From Human to Animal, An Overview.- Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Methods in Psychiatric Research.- Animal Models of Self-Injurious Behavior: An Overview.- Rodent Models of Adaptive Decision Making.- Animal Models of Depression and Neuroplasticity: Assessing Drug Action in Relation to Behavior and Neurogenesis.- Modeling Depression in Animal Models.- Behavioral Model for Assessing Cognitive Decline.- The Pemoline Model of Self-Injurious Behavior.- Modeling Risky Decision Making in Rodents.- Modeling Open Space Anxiety Test in Rodents: The Elevated Platform with Steep Slopes.- An Animal Model to Study the Molecular Basis of Tardive Dyskinesia.- Models of Chronic Alcohol Exposure and Dependence.- Rat Models of Prenatal and Adolescent Cannabis Exposure.- Modeling Nicotine Addiction in Rats.- Animal Models of Nicotine Withdrawal: Intracranial Self-Stimulation and Somatic Signs of Withdrawal.- Methods in Drug Abuse Models: Comparison of Different Models of Methamphetamine Paradigms.- Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats: Hold Down Procedures.- Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats: Discrete Trials Procedures.- Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats: Threshold Procedures.- Assessing Locomotor-Stimulating Effects of Cocaine in Rodents.- Methods in Tobacco Abuse: Proteomic Changes Following Second-Hand Smoke Exposure.- Animal Models of Sugar and Fat Bingeing: Relationship to Food Addiction and Increased Body Weight.- Animal Models of Overeating.- The Activity-Based Anorexia Mouse Model.- Dissociating Behavioral, Autonomic,and Neuroendocrine Effects of Androgen Steroids in Animal Models.- Interleukin-2 and the Septohippocampal System: Intrinsic Actions and Autoimmune Processes Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Experimental Schizophrenia Models in Rodents Established with Inflammatory Agents and Cytokines.- P11: A Potential Biomarker for Posttraumatic Stress

From the reviews:"This is a comprehensive compilation of in vivo and in vitro neuropsychiatric research methods and protocols on animal models and cutting-edge techniques in the wide spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. ... It is written for graduates, postdoctoral workers, and established scientists working on behavioral and molecular neuropsychiatric research. ... The detailed methods and protocols make this a quality book for any researcher in the field of neuroscience and psychiatry." (Valerie E. Mathis-Allen, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2012)