A primer of drug action : a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs

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Author:

Julien, Robert M.

ISBN:

9781429206792

Personal Author:

Julien, Robert M.

Edition:

11th ed.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Worth Publishers, 2008.

Physical Description:

xiii, 729 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: New York: Worth, 2004.

Contents:

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.

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From its first edition 30 years ago, Robert Julien's A Primer of Drug Action has evolved side by side with the field it covers, capturing the current state of the science of psychopharmacology with each new edition.
Furthering that tradition, the new edition takes its place as the definitive guide to the pharmacology of drugs that affect the mind and behavior as understood today. With over 40% new research citations, there is no clearer, more current presentation available on the mechanisms of drug action, etiologies of major psychological disorders, rationales for drug treatment, and the uses of psychopharmacology in patient care.