Overview

Describes the latest advances in psychopharmacology - one of the most rapidly developing fields in modern science. This latest edition has been updated to cover new developments in drug therapy and research including newly introduced antipsychotics, antidepressants and antidementia drugs. Sections on the treatment of depression and dementia have been revised to include new developments in treatment strategies. It will be welcomed for its essentially clinical and psychological approach to modern pharmaceuticals, their therapeutic uses and limitations, adverse reactions and future directions for research.

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Author:   Rene Spiegel ,  Hans J. Aebi
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.738kg
ISBN:  

9780471560395

ISBN 10:   0471560391
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   11 September 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prefaces.Preface to Third Edition.Preface to Second Edition.Foreword (by Herbert Meltzer).1. Modern Psychopharmaceuticals (Revision by Hossein Fatemi).2. The History of Psychopharmacology.3. Effects of Psychotropic Medication on Healthy Subjects.4. Preclinical Research in Psychopharmacology (Conrad Gentsch).5. Clinical Research in Psychopharmacology (Ferenc Martenyi).6. Neuroimaging Studies in Psychopharmacology (Mark E Schmidt).7. Psychotropic Drugs and Cognitive Function.8. Psychopharmaceuticals and the Treatment of Mental Disorders (Revision by Hossein Fatemi).9. Psychopharmacology and Health Economics (Ed Snyder).Epilogue.World Medical AssociationA Declaration of Helsinki.References.Index.

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...an excellent summary...certainly appeal to...any clinician wishing to obtain a short, user-friendly review... (Human Psychopharmacology, Vol 19(1), January 2004) ...an excellent summary of the broad area of psychopharmacology...will certainly appeal to all students of pharmacology... (Human Psychopharmacology, Vol 19, 2004

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