Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychiatry is the only available book that offers truly comprehensive coverage of clinical neuropsychiatry presented in a practical, coherent, and succinct fashion. Based on an exhaustive scan of the English-language literature in the fields of psychiatry and neurology, it presents, in a logical fashion, an encyclopedic guide to the overlap between the two disciplines, providing practitioners and students with all they need to know to diagnose and treat patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.
This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres, providing: key authors and themes within 15 genres; an explanation as to how the different genres overlap; and, the elements of fiction most likely to entice readers.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 11 May 2010
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This book develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor
Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor
Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and foolish
Argues that humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker
The discipline of communication has grown in popularity from the time professors of journalism and speech decided, in the mid-1960s, that the term “communication” was an excellent general descriptor for the theory and research that each group aspired to create. Over time, the two groups grew closer and recognized significant overlap in their theoretical and research interests, but there were also differences in their traditions that kept them apart.
