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Stahl's essential psychopharmacology : neuroscientific basis and practical applications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stahl, Stephen M., 1951- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2021]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Mental illness > Chemotherapy.
Psychopharmacology.
Mental Disorders > drug therapy.
Central Nervous System > drug effects.
Psychotropic Drugs > pharmacology.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Chemical neurotransmission
  • Transporters, receptors and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action
  • Ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action
  • Psychosis, schizophrenia, and the neurotransmitter networks dopamine, serotonin, and glutamate
  • Targeting dopamine and serotonin receptors for psychosis, mood , and beyond : so-called "antipsychotics"
  • Mood disorders and the neurotransmitter networks norepinephrine and y-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
  • Treatments for mood disorders : so-called "antidepressants" and "mood stabilizers"
  • Anxiety, trauma, and treatment
  • Chronic pain and its treatment
  • Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment : neurotransmitter networks for histamine and orexin
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatment
  • Dementia : causes, symptomatic treatments, and the neurotransmitter network acetylcholine
  • Impulsivity, compulsivity and addiction.