Beschreibung:
This new edition of Psychopharmacology provides a comprehensive scientific study of the effects of drugs on mind and behaviour. With the growing prevalence of psychiatric and behavioral disorders and the rapid advances in the development of new drug therapies, it offers an understanding of the necessary details of drug action.
1. Organization and Function of the Nervous System. 2. Psychopharmacology. 3. Mood Disorders. 4. Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders. 5. Psychotic Disorders. 6. Attention and Developmental Disorders. 7. The Pharmacology of Opiates and Analgesia. 8. Substance Abuse and the Neurobiology of Addiction. 9. The Pharmacology of Scheduled Psychoactive Drugs. 10. The Pharmacology of Non-Scheduled Psychoactive Drugs. 11. Bibliography. 12. Glossary.