Julien's Primer of Drug Action

by Julien, Ph.D., Robert M.; Advokat, Claire D.; Comaty, Joseph E.

• ISBN13: 9781319244866
• ISBN10: 1319244866
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319466152
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781319015855
• Edition: 15th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-04-21
• Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Table of Contents

PART 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology: The Biological Basis of Drug Action
Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics: How the Body Handles Drugs
Chapter 2: Brain, Neurons, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters
Chapter 3: Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Act

PART 2: Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse
Chapter 4: Addiction: Terminology, Epidemiology, Neurobiology, and Pharmacology
Chapter 5: Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse
Chapter 6: Caffeine and Nicotine
Chapter 7: Psychostimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Nonamphetamines
Chapter 8: Psychedelic Drugs
Chapter 9: Cannabis
Chapter 10: Opioids

PART 3: Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Chapter 11: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 12: Antidepressant Drugs
Chapter 13: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs: Treatment of Anxiety, Insomnia, and Epilepsy; Induction of Anesthesia
Chapter 14: Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder

PART 4: Special Populations
Chapter 15: Pregnancy and Psychoactive Drugs
Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Chapter 17: Geriatric Psychopharmacology
Chapter 18: Challenging Times for Mental Health: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Appendix A: Clinical Applications of Psychopharmacology  and What They Teach Us
Appendix B: Quick Reference to Psychotherapeutic Drugs

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