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Primer of Drug Action

ISBN: 9781429233439 | 1429233435
Edition: 12th
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: VHPS
Pub. Date: 10/8/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Julien's primer keeps pace with one of the most dynamic fields of scientific inquiry, giving students immediate access to the most current research and promising new directions in psychopharmacology

With over 40% new research citations, and a rewriting of every chapter, this twelfth edition gives a clear and comprehensive presentation on the most up-to-date information on drug action mechanisms, etiologies of major psychological disorders, drug treatment rationales, and the uses of psychopharmacology in patient car... MORE
Part I
1. Pharmacokinetics
2. Pharmacodynamics
3. The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters
Part II
4.  Antipsychotic Drugs
5.  Antidepressant Drugs
6.  Drugs Used to Tread Bipolar Disorder
7.  Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Medications
8.  Herbals Medicines and Natural Treatments for Psychological Disorders

Part III
9.  Nonnarcotic Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics (NSAIDs)
10.  Opiod Analgesics

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About the Author(s)
Robert M. Julien, M.D., received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Washington and his Medical Degree from the University of California at Irvine.  His many research articles focus on the psychopharmacology of sedative and antiepileptic drugs.  Previously an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology at the Oregon Health Sciences University, he currently practices anesthesiology in Portland, Oregon.
 
Claire D. Advokat, professor of psychology at LSU, received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University.  Her primary interest is in understanding the clinical effectiveness and the mechanism of action of drugs used in the treatment of mental illness, such as the antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytics.
 
Joseph Comaty, Adjunct Professor at LSU, received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine.  His primary area of research is clinical psychopharmacology.  In particular, he is interested in the study of the clinical treatment for the major psychiatric disorders of schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar disorder.

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