Stahl's essential psychopharmacology : neuroscientific basis and practical applications /
Essential psychopharmacology
Stephen M. Stahl ; with illustrations by Nancy Muntner ; editorial assistant, Meghan M. Grady.
- 3rd ed, Fully rev. and expanded.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- xv, 1117 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1013-1056) and index.
Structure and function of neurons -- Synaptic neurotransmission and the anatomically addressed nervous system -- Signal transduction and the chemically addressed nervous system -- Transporters and G protein-linked receptors as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Ion channels and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Psychiatric genetics -- Circuits in psychopharmacology -- From circuits to symptoms in psychopharmacology -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Antipsychotic agents -- Mood disorders -- Antidepressants -- Mood stabilizers -- Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics -- Pain and the treatment of fibromyalgia and functional somatic syndromes -- Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatment -- Disorders of reward, drug abuse, and their treatment.