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Stahl, Stephen M., 1951-

Stahl's essential psychopharmacology : neuroscientific basis and practical application / Essential psychopharmacology Stephen M. Stahl ; with illustrations by Nancy Muntner. - 4th ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xv, 608 p. : ill. (come col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chemical neurotransmission -- Transporters, receptors and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Antipsychotic agents -- Mood disorders -- Antidepressants -- Mood stabilizers -- Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics -- Chronic pain and its treatment -- Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatment -- Dementia and its treatment -- Impulsivity, compulsivity and addiction.

ISBN: 9781107025981 9781107686465

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental Disorders--drug therapy.
Central Nervous System--drug effects.
Psychotropic Drugs--pharmacology.

LC Class. No.: RC 483 / .S73 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 616.89/18