Psychopharmacology demystified
By: Leonard Lichtblau
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781435427877
Subjects: Mental illness; Psychopharmacology; Chemotherapy
Description: Presents a unique, succinct approach to a serious, weighty topic-- pharmacological management of mental illness. ... [C]over[s] a wide range of psychopharmacological agents for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, insomnia, ADHD and Alzheimer's disease. It also addresses addiction, which is often co-morbid with mental illness. ... Review questions contained in each chapter, with provided answers and rationales--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology; title: Pharmacotherapy of depression; title: Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder; title: Antipsychotic pharmacotherapy; title: Cognitive enhancers; title: Anxiolytic-sedative-hypnotic drug pharmacotherapy; title: Neurobiology of addiction.