Julien's Primer of Drug Action | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

Julien's Primer of Drug Action continues to evolve side by side with the field it covers providing a thoroughly up to date look at psychotherapeutic and recreational drugs, including the latest research and the newest formulations.

The thoroughly updated 14th edition features:

New coverage of opioids of abuse, and drugs used to treat of opioid dependence and opioid overdose
New research on the use of marijuana to treat Alzheimers, PTSD, and Epilepsy
New coverage of pharmacological, physiological, and psychoactive effects of synthetic marijuana including its toxicity
New research on Cannabidiol (CBD) and its therapeutic uses
New research of the efficacy of antipsychotics to treat dementia, Parkinson's, bipolar, OCD, and PTSD
The use of genetic testing to predict effectiveness of antidepressant treatment
New research on the use of ketamine for the treatment of depression

The thoroughly updated 14th edition features:

New coverage of opioids of abuse, and drugs used to treat of opioid dependence and opioid overdose
New research on the use of marijuana to treat Alzheimers, PTSD, and Epilepsy
New coverage of pharmacological, physiological, and psychoactive effects of synthetic marijuana including its toxicity
New research on Cannabidiol (CBD) and its therapeutic uses
New research of the efficacy of antipsychotics to treat dementia, Parkinson's, bipolar, OCD, and PTSD
The use of genetic testing to predict effectiveness of antidepressant treatment
New research on the use of ketamine for the treatment of depression

Über den Autor

Claire Advokat received her Ph.D. in physiological psychology from Rutgers University. Her research area is psychopharmacology, specifically drugs used in the treatment of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. She has published over 80 articles, and received funding for her studies from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Spencer Foundation, the Board of Regents of Louisiana, the State of Louisiana, and the pharmaceutical firm NPS. She received a university teaching award in 2005, served as an ad hoc reviewer for 20 journals, and serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Attention Disorders.

Zusammenfassung

"Did you know" boxes highlight high interest topics relevant to the chapter material including Optogenetics; Hangover free Alcohol; the Microbiome and your mood, Powdered Caffeine Fatalities.

Study Questions at the end of each chapter

Part 1 introduces students to the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics: how the body acts on drugs; Pharmacodynamics: how drugs act on the body; and Neuroscience. Each subsequent chapter applies those concepts and explores the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of each drug examined.

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New introduction of Epigenetics and expanded coverage of the neurobiology of addiction (Ch. 4)
Extensively revised chapter on Integration (Ch. 17), including the latest on policy developments and the DSM-5
"Did You Know" boxes highlight current interesting and surprising facts or news related to the chapter content.
New coverage of Desensitization and Supersensitivity, Competitive and Noncompetitive Antagonism, and Polypharmacy and Adverse Reactions (Ch. 3)
Updated coverage on cannabis (Ch. 9), child and adolescent psychopharmacology (Ch. 15), and treatment of depression in the elderly and Parkinsons Disease (Ch. 16)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Biological Basis of Drug Action1.
- 1. The Neuron, Synaptic Transmission, and Neurotransmitters
- 2. Pharmacokinetics: How the Body Handles Drugs
- 3. Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Act

Part 2: Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse
- 4. Neurobiology of Addiction
- 5. Ethyl Alcohol and the Inhalants of Abuse
- 6. Stimulants Part 1: Caffeine and Nicotine
- 7. Stimulants Part 2: Cocaine, Amphetamine, NonAmphetamine Stimulants
- 8. Hallucinogens
- 9. Cannabinoids
- 10. Opioids

Part 3: Drugs Used to Treat Psychological Disorders
- 11. Antipsychotic Drugs: Major Tranquilizers to Thymic Stabilizers
- 12. Antidepressant Drugs
- 13. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Medications
- 14. Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder

Part 4: Special Populations and Integration
- 15. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
- 16. Geriatric Psychopharmacology

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Angewandte Psychologie
Genre:	Importe , Psychologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781319248949
ISBN-10:	1319248942
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-1-319-24894-9
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Advokat, Claire D. Comaty, Joseph Julien, Robert
Auflage:	14th edition 2019
Hersteller:	Macmillan Learning
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	231 x 187 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Claire D. Advokat (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.07.2018
Gewicht:	1,014 kg

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