"This book is a bedrock for basic understanding of the complex and fast moving field of psychopharmacology, and should be a part of every prescribing clinician's library. It is highly recommended and will be useful in many contexts." Doody's Review Service G
From a review of the first edition...
"...very interesting...and should be of value to those among us who deal with the less happy encounters of people who interface adversely with current psychotherapeutic drugs... very informative and almost pleasurable to learn from. Two thumbs up for this offering." Journal of Clinical Toxicology
"The material is contemporary and extremely comprehensive, with complete lists of established drugs and descriptions of experimental drug therapies." Contemporary Psychology
"Those involved in teaching will find the text useful in preparation of lectures or seminars in psychopharamacology and the carroons make excellent teaching aids. Clinicians will find the book to be a painless source of basic information that they need to be informed practitioners of psychopharamacology really is well titled. It will become an essential source for the information that informs the teaching and practice of psychatric medicine over the next decade." Lancet 2001
"It is highly recommended for both novice and experienced researchers, who stand to gain a new or renewed appreciation for the complexity and beauty of how the nervous system mediates the behavioral effects of drugs." Contemporary Psychology
"It makes an excellent job of summarizing the history of disease categorization and treatment development in order to focus on current treatment and to convey neuropathological theories." Addiction Biology
Much expanded, fully revised, and with many more new illustrations, this remains the essential text for anyone who has to master the complexities of psychopharmacology.
Book Description
Much expanded, fully revised, with many new illustrations, and with self-assessment tests following each chapter, this second edition enlists advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain with renewed clarity the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. Features of this edition are new neurotransmitter systems, new theories on schizophrenia, clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy, new coverage of attention deficit disorder, sleep disorders and drug abuse, and a new chapter on gender and sexual psychopharmacology. This remains the essential text for students, scientists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
