Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications

by Stephen M. Stahl , Illustrated by Nancy Muntner

• ISBN13: 9780521646154
• ISBN10: 0521646154
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology has established itself as the preeminent source of education and information in its field. This much expanded second edition enlists advances in neurobiology, and recent clinical developments, to explain with renewed clarity the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. New neurotransmitter systems, new theories on schizophrenia, clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy, new coverage of attention deficit disorder, sleep disorders and drug abuse, and a new chapter on gender and sexual psychopharmacology are all features of this new edition. The fully revised text is complemented by many new illustrations, instructive and entertaining as before, and enhanced to reflect new knowledge and topics covered for the first time. The illustrations and their captions may be used independently of the main text for a rapid introduction to the field or for review, and self-assessment tests follow each chapter. This will be the essential text for students, scientists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, enabling them to master the complexities of psychopharmacology, and plan sound treatment approaches based on current knowledge.

Author Biography

Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Principles of Chemical Neurotransmission	1	(34)
Receptors and Enzymes as the Targets of Drug Action	35	(42)
Special Properties of Receptors	77	(22)
Chemical Neurotransmission as the Mediator of Disease Actions	99	(36)
Depression and Bipolar Disorders	135	(64)
Classical Antidepressants, Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors, and Noradrenergic Reuptake Inhibitors	199	(46)
Newer Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers	245	(52)
Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics	297	(38)
Drug Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Phobic Disorders	335	(30)
Psychosis and Schizophrenia	365	(36)
Antipsychotic Agents	401	(58)
Cognitive Enhancers	459	(40)
Psychopharmacology of Reward and Drugs of Abuse	499	(40)
Sex-Specific and Sexual Function-Related Psychopharmacology	539	(30)
Suggested Reading	569	(6)
Index	575