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A Primer of Drug Action

by: Julien, Robert M.

A Primer of Drug Action

by: Julien, Robert M.

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9780716723882
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0716723883
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/1995
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co

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Preface
Classification of Psychoactive Drugs	p. 1
Principles of Drug Action	p. 6
Pharmacokinetics: How Drugs Move through the Body
Central Nervous System Depressants: Concepts and Traditional Agents	p. 51
General Concepts
Four Agents of Central Nervous System Depression
Central Nervous System Depressants: Benzodiazepines, "Second Generation" Anxiolytics, and Antiepileptic Drugs	p. 74
Benzodiazepines
"Second Generation" Anxiolytics
Antiepileptic Drugs Used in Treating Psychological Disorders
Central Nervous System Depressants: Alcohol	p. 101
Psychostimulants: Cocaine and the Amphetamine	p. 124
Cocaine
Amphetamines and Related Drugs
Psychostimulants: Caffeine and Nicotine	p. 158
Caffeine
Nicotine
Pharmacotherapy of Mood Disorders: Drugs for Treating Major Depression	p. 186
Pharmacotherapy of Mood Disorders: Drugs for Treating Bipolar Disorder	p. 216
Analgesics: Narcotic and Nonnarcotic Drugs	p. 233
Opioid Analgesics
Nonnarcotic Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Antipsychotic (Neuroleptic) and Antiparkinsonian Drugs	p. 269
Antipsychotic (Neuroleptic) Drugs
Antiparkinsonian Drugs
Psychedelic Drugs: Mescaline, LSD, and Other "Mind Expanding" Hallucinogens	p. 301
Marijuana: A Unique Sedative-Euphoriant-Psychedelic Drug	p. 330
Fertility-Regulating Drugs and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids	p. 356
Pharmacological Regulation of Fertility
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Drugs and Society: Priorities and Alternatives	p. 386
Psychoactive Drugs as Behavioral Reinforcers
Drug Use and Abuse
Integration of Drugs and Psychotherapy in Treating Mental Disorders	p. 415
Concept of Integrated Treatment
DSM-IV Classification of Mental Disorders
Integrated Treatment of Major Disorders
Appendix I Basic Anatomy of the Central Nervous System	p. 443
Appendix II Physiology of the Neuron	p. 452
Appendix III Synaptic Transmission, Neurotransmitters, and Information Transfer in the CNS	p. 464
Glossary	p. 489
Bibliography: A Basic Pharmacology Bookshelf	p. 498
Index	p. 499
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