The American Psychiatric Press textbook of psychopharmacology

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The American Psychiatric Press textbook of psychopharmacology

edited by Alan F. Schatzberg and Charles B. Nemeroff

American Psychiatric Press, c1998

2nd ed

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Textbook of psychopharmacology

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Divided into four sections, this text covers: the principles of psychopharmacology; classes of psychiatric treatments; clinical psychobiology and psychiatric syndromes; and psychopharmalogical treatment.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Principles of Psychopharmacology: Introduction to Neurotransmitters, Receptors, Signal Transduction and Second Messengers
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemical Anatomy - Insights into the Cell Biology and Pharmacology of the Dopamine and Serotonin Systems in the Brain
  • Electrophysiology
  • Animal Models of Depression and Schizophrenia
  • Animals Models of Anxiety Disorders
  • Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
  • Neuroendocrine and Immune System Pathology in Psychiatric Disease. Part 2 Classes of Psychiatric Treatments - Animal and Human Pharmacology: Anxiolytics and Antidepressants - Tricyclics and Tetracyclics, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, Trazodone, Nefazodone, Bupropion and Mirtazapine, Benzodiazepines, Nonbenzodiazepine Anxiolytics, Venlafaxine
  • Antipsychotics - Antipsychotic Medications, Atypical Antipsychotics, Drugs to Treat Extrapyramidal Side Effects
  • Drugs for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder - Lithium, Antiepileptic Drugs, Calcium Channel Antagonists as Novel Agents for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • Other Agents - Cognitive Enhancers, Sedative-Hypnotics, Stimulants in Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy. Part 3 Clinical Psychobiology and Psychiatric Syndromes: Biology of Mood Disorders
  • Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
  • Biology of Anxiety Disorders
  • Biology of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Biology of Psychoactive Substance Dependence Disorders - Opiates, Cocaine and Ethanol
  • Biology of Eating Disorders
  • Biology of Personality Disorders. Part 4 Psychopharmacological Treatment: Treatment of Depression
  • Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • Treatment of Schizophrenia
  • Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
  • Treatment of Noncognitive Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
  • Treatment og Childhood and Adolescent Disorders
  • Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders
  • Treatment of Eating Disorders
  • Treatment of Agitation and Aggression
  • Treatment of Personality Disorders
  • Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies
  • Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill Patient
  • Geriatric Psychopharmacology
  • Psychopharmacology During Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Treatment of Insomnia
  • Appendix.

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