Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology
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Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology

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Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology

About this book

Treatment with drugs is fundamental to modern therapy of psychiatric disorders. The number of disorders responsive to drug treatment is increasing, reflecting the extensive synthesis of novel compounds and the greater understanding of the aetiology of the disorders.

This third edition provides new and updated material, including an additional chapter on clinical trials and their importance in assessing the efficacy and safety of psychotropic drugs. As molecular biology and imaging techniques are of increasing importance to basic and clinical neuroscience, these areas have also been extended to illustrate their relevance to our understanding of psychopharmacology.

This book is essential reading for undergraduates in pharmacology and the neurosciences, postgraduate neuropharmacologists, psychiatrists in training and in practice and medical researchers.

Reviews of the Second Edition

"ā€¦this text is eminently readable, well researched, and probably the best of its kind.

The book is well worth buying and anyone who claims to know anything about psychopharmacology will be expected to have a heavily annotated copy." Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

"ā€¦[this is] a very good book, especially suited to those interested in psychopharmacologic research and psychiatric residency in training." Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy


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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9780471521785
eBook ISBN
9780470842379
Edition
3
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Pharmacology

Table of contents

  1. FUNDAMENTALS OF Psychopharmacology
  2. Contents
  3. Preface to Third Edition
  4. Preface to Second Edition
  5. Preface to First Edition
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Functional Neuroanatomy of the Brain
  8. 2 Basic Aspects of Neurotransmitter Function
  9. 3 Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Psychopharmacology
  10. 4 Clinical Trials and their Importance in Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Psychotropic Drugs
  11. 5 Molecular Genetics and Psychopharmacology
  12. 6 Psychotropic Drugs that Modify the Serotonergic System
  13. 7 Drug Treatment of Depression
  14. 8 Drug Treatment of Mania
  15. 9 Anxiolytics and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
  16. 10 Drug Treatment of Insomnia
  17. 11 Drug Treatment of Schizophrenia and the Psychoses
  18. 12 Drug Treatment of the Epilepsies
  19. 13 Drug Treatment of Parkinsonā€™s Disease
  20. 14 Alzheimerā€™s Disease and Stroke: Possible Biochemical Causes and Treatment Strategies
  21. 15 Psychopharmacology of Drugs of Abuse
  22. 16 Paediatric Psychopharmacology
  23. 17 Geriatric Psychopharmacology
  24. 18 The Inter-relationship Between Psychopharmacology and Psychoneuroimmunology
  25. 19 Endocoids and their Importance in Psychopharmacology
  26. Appendix 1 Some Important Psychotropic Drug Interactions
  27. Appendix 2 Glossary of some Common Terms Used in Psychopharmacology
  28. Appendix 3 Generic and Proprietary Names of Some Common Psychotropic Drugs
  29. Appendix 4 Key References for Further Reading
  30. Index