Title: Fundamentals of psychopharmacology /
Authors: Leonard, B. E.
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Psychotropic drugs; Psychopharmacology.; Psychopharmacology methods; Psychotropic Drugs pharmacology; Mental Disorders drug therapy
Contents: 1. Functional Neuroanatomy of the Brain -- 2. Basic Aspects of Neurotransmitter Function -- 3. Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Psychopharmacology -- 4. Molecular Genetics and Psychopharmacology -- 5. Psychotropic Drugs that Modify the Serotonergic System -- 6. Drug Treatment of Depression -- 7. Drug Treatment of Mania -- 8. Anxiolytics and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders -- 9. Drug Treatment of Insomnia -- 10. Drug Treatment of Schizophrenia and the Psychoses -- 11. Drug Treatment of the Epilepsies -- 12. Drug Treatment of Parkinson's Disease -- 13. Alzheimer's Disease and Stroke: Possible Biochemical Causes and Treatment Strategies -- 14. Psychopharmacology of Drugs of Abuse -- 15. Paediatric Psychopharmacology -- 16. Geriatric Psychopharmacology -- 17. The Inter-relationship Between Psychopharmacology and Psychoneuroimmunology -- 18. Possible Function and Therapeutic Role of Sigma Receptors -- App. 1. Some Important Psychotropic Drug Interactions.