Part I. Introduction to Psychopharmacology: How Drugs Interact with the Body and the Brain -- 1. Pharmacokinetics: How Drugs Are Handled by the Body -- 2. Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Act -- 3. The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters -- Part II. Drugs That Depress Brain Function: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs -- 4. Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse -- 5. Barbiturates, General Anesthetics, Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and Antiepileptic Drugs -- 6. Benzodiazapines and Second-Generation Anxiolytics --Part III. Drugs That Are Used to Treat Psychological Disorders -- 7. Antidepressant Drugs -- 8. Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder (Mood Stabilizers) -- 9. Antipsychotic Drugs -- 10. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology -- 11. Geriatric Psychopharmacology: Drugs for Parkinsonism and Alzheimer's Disease -- 12. Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychological Therapies in Patient Care -- Part IV. Drugs That Stimulate Brain Function: Psychostimulants -- 13. Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and Nonamphetamine Behavioral Stimulants -- 14. Caffeine and Nicotine -- Part V. Special Topics in Psychotherapeutics -- 15. Nonnarcotic Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics -- 16. Opioid Analgesics -- 17. Cannabinoid Agonists and Antagonists -- 18. Psychedelic Drugs -- Part VI. Special Topics in Psychopharmacology -- 19. Herbal Medicines for Psychological Disorders -- 20. Anabolic Steroids -- 21. Topics in Drug Abuse -- Glossary.