Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Brian E. Leonard(auth.)

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 526
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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

"…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

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

 Content:
Chapter 1 Functional Neuroanatomy of the Brain (pages 1–13):
Chapter 2 Basic Aspects of Neurotransmitter Function (pages 15–78):
Chapter 3 Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Psychopharmacology (pages 79–100):
Chapter 4 Clinical Trials and Their Importance in Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Psychotropic Drugs (pages 101–111):
Chapter 5 Molecular Genetics and Psychopharmacology (pages 113–132):
Chapter 6 Psychotropic Drugs That Modify the Serotonergic System (pages 133–152):
Chapter 7 Drug Treatment of Depression (pages 153–192):
Chapter 8 Drug Treatment of Mania (pages 193–209):
Chapter 9 Anxiolytics and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders (pages 211–239):
Chapter 10 Drug Treatment of Insomnia (pages 241–254):
Chapter 11 Drug Treatment of Schizophrenia and the Psychoses (pages 255–294):
Chapter 12 Drug Treatment of the Epilepsies (pages 295–318):
Chapter 13 Drug Treatment of Parkinson's Disease (pages 319–339):
Chapter 14 Alzheimer's Disease and Stroke: Possible Biochemical Causes and Treatment Strategies (pages 341–374):
Chapter 15 Psychopharmacology of Drugs of Abuse (pages 375–416):
Chapter 16 Paediatric Psychopharmacology (pages 417–424):
Chapter 17 Geriatric Psychopharmacology (pages 425–430):
Chapter 18 The Inter?Relationship between Psychopharmacology and Psychoneuroimmunology (pages 431–444):
Chapter 19 Endocoids and Their Importance in Psychopharmacology (pages 445–457):