A primer of drug action
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs
By: Robert M. Julien.
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 690
Subjects: Psychotropic drugs; Psychopharmacology; Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacology; Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pharmacokinetics: how drugs are handled by the body.; title: Pharmacodynamics: how drugs act.; title: The neuron, synaptic transmission, and neurotransmitters.; title: Ethyl alcohol and the inhalants of abuse.; title: Barbiturates, general anesthetics, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and antiepileptic drugs.; title: Benzodiazapines and second-generation anxiolytics.; title: Cocaine and the amphetamines.; title: Caffeine and nicotine.; title: Antidepressant drugs.; title: Drugs used to treat bipolar disorder (mood stabilizers).; title: Antipsychotic drugs.; title: Child and adolescent psychopharmacology.; title: Geriatric psychopharmacology: drugs for Parkinsonism and Alzheimer's disease.; title: Nonnarcotic anti-inflammatory analgesics.; title: Opioid analgesics.; title: Herbal medicines used in the treatment of psychological disorders.; title: Integration of drugs and psychological therapies in treating mental and behavioral disorders.; title: Tetrahydrocannabinol.; title: Psychedelic drugs: mescaline, ecstasy, LSD, and other hallucinogens.; title: Anabolic steroids.; title: Topics in drug abuse.