Brain, Vol. 124, No. 8, 1672-1673,
August 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING IN CHILD PSYCHIATRY.
Edited by Monique Ernst and Judith M. Rumsey. 2000. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Price £120. Pp. 440. ISBN 0-52165-044-5.
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry of Children and Adolescents, General Hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria
This book reviews the recent rapid development of functional neuroimaging techniques and their implications for child psychiatry. It is unique for several reasons. The integration of different scientific fields which are related to functional neuroimaging, especially scientific input from genetics, behavioural and neuropsychological testing and clinical data is considered. In addition, this book is focused on children, and in that aspect