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Textbook of Psychopharmacology

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Covering both basic science and clinical practice, this new edition of the definitive psychopharmacology text has been thoroughly updated and expanded to keep you current with the explosive growth in this burgeoning field. The book contains 62 chapters overall with 24 new chapters and 30 new authors. In four major sections, the Textbook covers:

Principles of Psychopharmacology provides the necessary background in neurobiology and pharmacology

Classes of Psychiatric Treatment: Animal and Human Pharmacology presents information by classes of drugs (greatly expands on second edition by focusing whole chapters on single drugs in the antidepressant, antipsychotic and bipolar categories)

Clinical Psychobiology and Psychiatric Syndromes reviews the data on the biological underpinnings of specific disorders for a better understanding of current psychopharmacological approaches

Psychopharmacological Treatment provides specific information about drug selection and their prescription


Complete with a comprehensive and easy-to-use index, this new edition succeeds the second as the definitive textbook on psychopharmacology.

Contents

Part I: Principles of Psychopharmacology. Neurotransmitters, receptors, signal transduction, and second messengers in psychiatric disorders. Basic principles of molecular biology and genomics. Chemical neuroanatomy of the primate brain. Electrophysiology. Animal models. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Brain-immune system interactions: relevance to the pathophysiology and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Brain imaging in psychopharmacology. Statistics and clinical trial design in psychopharmacology. Pharmacoeconomics. Part II: Classes of Psychiatric Treatments: animal and human pharmacology. Antidepressants and anxiolytics. Tricyclic and tetracyclic drugs. Fluoxetine. Sertraline. Paroxetine. Fluvoxamine. Citalopram and s-citalopram. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Trazodone and nefazodone. Bupropion. Mirtazapine. Venlafaxine. Duloxetine and milnacipran. Benzodiazepines. Buspirone and gepirone. Investigational treatments for mood and anxiety disorders: CRH receptor antagonists, NK-1 receptor antagonists, and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. Antipsychotics. Classic antipsychotic medications. Clozapine. Olanzapine. Quetiapine. Aripiprazole. Risperidone. Ziprasidone. Drugs to treat extrapyramidal side effects. Drugs for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. Lithium. Valproate. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine. Gabapentin. Lamotrigine. Topiramate. Other Agents. Cognitive enhancers. Sedative-hypnotics. Psychostimulants in psychiatry: amphetamine, methylphenidate, and modafinil. Electroconvulsive therapy. Part III: Clinical Psychobiology and Psychiatric Syndromes. Biology of mood disorders. Neurobiology of schizophrenia. Neurobiology of anxiety disorders. Biology of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of substance abuse disorders. Biology of eating disorders. Biology of personality disorders. Part IV: Psychopharmacological Treatment. Treatment of depression. Treatment of bipolar disorder. Treatment of schizophrenia. Treatment of anxiety disorders. Management of noncognitive symptoms of dementia: behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Treatment of childhood and adolescent disorders. Treatment of substance-related disorders. Treatment of eating disorders. Treatment of agitation and aggression in the elderly. Treatment of personality disorders. Psychiatric emergencies. Treatment during late life. Psychopharmacology during pregnancy and lactation. Treatment of insomnia. Index.

ISBN
978-1-58562-060-9
EAN
9781585620609
Editor
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Stock
NO
Idioma
Inglés
Nivel
Profesional
Formato
Encuadernado
Tapa Dura
Páginas
1276
Largo
-
Ancho
-
Peso
1700
Edición
Fecha de edición
01-01-2004
Año de edición
2004
Nº de ediciones
3
Colección
-
Nº de colección
-