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xix, 695, 30, 55, 10, 26 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Unique in its breadth of coverage ranging from historical accounts of drug use to clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, Psychopharmacology is appropriate for undergraduates studying the relationships between the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs and their mechanisms of action. New to this edition is new coverage on immune system dysfunctions in schizophrenia that lead to neurodevelopmental brain abnormalities, discussion of the opioid epidemic, designer drugs and use of naloxone, updated coverage of new research techniques, including magnetic resonance spectroscopy, DTI, optogenetics and others, new discussion of orexin-based medications for treating sleep disorders, coverage of new findings in the genetic and epigenetic factors of drug addiction, coverage of synthetic cannabis and the potential therapeutic uses of hallucinogenic drugs.
Principles of pharmacology -- Structure and function of the nervous system -- Chemical signaling by neurotransmitters and hormones -- Methods of research in psychopharmacology -- Catechalamines -- Serotonin -- Acetylcholine -- Glutamate and GABA -- Drug abuse and addiction -- Alcohol -- The opioids -- Psychomotor stimulants : cocaine, amphetamine, and related drugs -- Nicotine and caffeine -- Marijuana and the cannabinoids -- Hullucinogens, PCP, and ketamine -- Inhalants, GHB, and anabolic-androgenic steroids -- Disorders of anxiety and impulsivity and the drugs used to treat these disorders -- Affective disorders: antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Schizophrenia: antipsychotic drugs -- Neurodegenerative diseases.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.