Drug discovery for psychiatric disorders /
The discovery and development of effective medicines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression has been heralded as one of the great medical achievements of the past century. Indeed, the profound impact of these medicines on our understanding of the pathophysiol...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2012.
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| Series: | RSC drug discovery series ;
no. 28. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Psychiatric disorders
- an overview; Section 1: Schizophrenia: The pathophysiology of schizophrenia; Monoaminergic approaches for the treatment of schizophrenia; Glutamatergic approaches for the treatment of schizophrenia; Treating the cognitive deficits of schizophrenia; Section 2: Depression, Anxiety and Sleep: The neurobiology of Depression and Anxiety; Beyond SSRIs: second generation reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of depression; Panic and Anxiety Disorders; Glutamate approaches towards the treatment of mood disorders; Modulation of HPA axis function as a treatment for mood disorders; Neuropeptides receptors: novel therapeutic targets for depression and anxiety disorders; Sleep Disorders; Section 3: Other Psychiatric Disorders: Therapeutic approaches to bipolar disorder; Pharmacotherapies for drug addiction; Emerging research towards the understanding and treatment of Autism; Section 4: The Challenges of CNS Drug Discovery: Crossing the blood-brain-barrier
- methods for evaluating CNS exposure; Medicinal Chemistry challenges in CNS drug discovery; Animal models of psychiatric disorders; Translational Imaging research in psychiatry; Section 5: Case Studies: Discovery of a Novel Clinical AMPA Receptor Positive Modulator; Orexin Antagonists for Insomnia
- 14 years from genetics to patients; Index.