GABAergic synaptic transmission: Molecular, Pharmacological and clinical aspecis. Advances in biochemical psychopharmacology, volume 47. Edited by G. Biggio, A. Concas and E. Costa, Raven Press, New York, 1992. Pages: 469 + xxiv ISBN 0-88167-923-2. Price €125
✍ Scribed by B. E. Leonard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6222
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✦ Synopsis
This book is from the Master Lecturers Series and contains five contributions ranging from the biochemical pharmacological principles of drug action through pharmacotherapy for mental disorders to substance abuse and ways of assessing the risk of environmental pollution. The broad canvas used by the contributors ensures that no area is covered in any depth. The majority of the conceptualisations presented are very basic. In a table describing major psychoactive drug classes we find that under the drug class 'antidepressants' three representative drugs amitryptyline (sic) fluoxetine and lithium are listed with the typical effects of 'dry mouth, dizziness and drowsiness'. Such a generalisation of chalk and