With over 40% new research citations, and a rewriting of every chapter, this twelfth edition gives a clear and comprehensive presentation on the most up-to-date information on drug action mechanisms, etiologies of major psychologicaldisorders, drug treatment rationales, and the uses of psychopharmacology in patient care. ROBERT M. JULIEN Previously an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology at the Oregon Health Sciences University, USA, he currently practices anesthesiology in Portland, Oregon, USA. INDICE: PART I - Pharmacokinetics - Pharmacodynamics - The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters - PART II - Antipsychotic Drugs - Antidepressant Drugs - Drugs Used to Tread Bipolar Disorder - Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Medications - Herbals Medicines and Natural Treatments for Psychological Disorders - PART III - Nonnarcotic Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics (NSAIDs)- Opiod Analgesics - PART IV - Caffeine and Nicotine - Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and Nonamphetamine Behavioral Stimulants - Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse - Cannaboid Agonists and Antagonists - Psychedelic Drugs - AnabolicSteroids - Topics in Drug Abuse - PART V - Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology - Geriatric Psychopharmacology - Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychological Therapies in Patient Care
- ISBN: 978-1-4292-3343-9
- Editorial: WH Freeman
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 704
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido