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Julien's primer of drug action : a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs
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Primer of drug action
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Julien's primer of drug action : a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs / Claiire D. Advokat, Ph.D., Joseph E. Comaly, Ph.D., M.P., Robert M. Julien, M.D., Ph.D.
ISBN
9781464111716 (pbk.)
1464111715 (pbk.)
Edition
13th edition.
Publication
New York : Worth Publishers, 2014.
Physical Description
xviii, 614, g1-g13, i1-i25 p. : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
On cover: 40th anniversary edition.
Previous edition: published as A primer of drug action. 2011.
Variant and related titles
Primer of drug action
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 30, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology: Biological Basis of Drug Action. 1. The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters
2. Pharmacokinetics: How Drugs are Handled by the Body
3. Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Act
Part 2: Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse. 4. Epidemiology and Neurobiology of Addiction
5. Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse
6. Caffeine and Nicotine
7. Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and other psychostimulants
8. Psychedelic drugs
9. Cannabis
10. Opioid analgesics
Part 3: Pscyhotherapeutic drugs. 11. Antipsychotic Drugs
12. Antidepressant Drugs
13. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Medications
14. Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder
Part 4: Special Populations and Integration. 15. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
16. Geriatric Psychopharmacology
17. Challenging times for mental health.
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