| Description |
xiii, 729 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction to Psychopharmacology: How Drugs Interact with the Body and the Brain -- 1. Pharmacokinetics: How Drugs Are Handled by the Body -- 2. Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Act -- 3. The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters -- Part II. Drugs That Depress Brain Function: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs -- 4. Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse -- 5. Barbiturates, General Anesthetics, Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and Antiepileptic Drugs -- 6. Benzodiazapines and Second-Generation Anxiolytics --Part III. Drugs That Are Used to Treat Psychological Disorders -- 7. Antidepressant Drugs -- 8. Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder (Mood Stabilizers) -- 9. Antipsychotic Drugs -- 10. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology -- 11. Geriatric Psychopharmacology: Drugs for Parkinsonism and Alzheimer's Disease -- 12. Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychological Therapies in Patient Care -- Part IV. Drugs That Stimulate Brain Function: Psychostimulants -- 13. Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and Nonamphetamine Behavioral Stimulants -- 14. Caffeine and Nicotine -- Part V. Special Topics in Psychotherapeutics -- 15. Nonnarcotic Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics -- 16. Opioid Analgesics -- 17. Cannabinoid Agonists and Antagonists -- 18. Psychedelic Drugs -- Part VI. Special Topics in Psychopharmacology -- 19. Herbal Medicines for Psychological Disorders -- 20. Anabolic Steroids -- 21. Topics in Drug Abuse -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Addresses the mechanisms of action of each drug and drug class presented, current theories about the etiology of major psychological disorders and rationales for drug treatment, as well as the uses and limitations of psychopharmacology in patient care |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: New York: Worth, 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychopharmacology.
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Psychotropic drugs.
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Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacology.
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Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use.
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| Author |
Advokat, Claire D.
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Comaty, Joseph E.
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| LC no. |
2007936052 |
| ISBN |
1429206799 (hbk.) |
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9781429206792 (hbk.) |
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