Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications

by Stephen M. Stahl , Illustrated by Nancy Muntner

• ISBN13: 9780521857024
• ISBN10: 0521857023
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-31
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Essential. Trusted. Indispensable. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology has established itself as the preeminent source of education and information in its field. This much-expanded third edition relies on advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. In addition to redrawn art, an improved and more readable layout, and 30% more illustrations, the Third Edition has four all-new chapters on Psychiatric Genetics, Chronic Pain and Functional Somatic Syndromes, Disorders of Sleep, and Disorders of Cognition. Covered within are new neurotransmitter systems; theories on schizophrenia; clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy; coverage of attention deficit disorder and drug abuse; and new coverage of sleep disorders, chronic pain, and disorders of impulse control. This volume is indispensable for all students and professionals in mental health, enabling them to master the complexities of psychopharmacology.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	p. ix
CME Information	p. xiii
Structure and Function of Neurons	p. 1
Synaptic Neurotransmission and the Anatomically Addressed Nervous System	p. 21
Signal Transduction and the Chemically Addressed Nervous System	p. 51
Transporters and G Protein-Linked Receptors as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action	p. 91
Ion Channels and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action	p. 123
Psychiatric Genetics	p. 177
Circuits in Psychopharmacology	p. 195
From Circuits to Symptoms in Psychopharmacology	p. 223
Psychosis and Schizophrenia	p. 247
Antipsychotic Agents	p. 327
Mood Disorders	p. 453
Antidepressants	p. 511
Mood Stabilizers	p. 667
Anxiety Disorders and Anxiolytics	p. 721
Pain and the Treatment of Fibromyalgia and Functional Somatic Syndromes	p. 773
Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness and Their Treatment	p. 815
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Treatment	p. 863
Dementia and Its Treatment	p. 899
Disorders of Reward, Drug Abuse, and Their Treatment	p. 943
Suggested Readings	p. 1013
Index	p. 1057
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.