Essential Psychopharmacology on CD-ROM
Neuroscientific Basis and Clinical Applications
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Part of Essential Psychopharmacology Series
- Author: Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
- Date Published: December 1998
- availability: Unavailable - out of print June 2000
- format: CD-ROM
- isbn: 9780521628921
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'Imaginative and visually appealing'(TINS), Essential Psychopharmacology, now on CD-ROM, provides a dynamic explanation of the neurobiological concepts underlying the drug treatment of psychiatric disorders, with particular emphasis on the principles of chemical neurotransmission. Based on the highly praised textbook by Stephen M. Stahl, this CD-ROM runs on both Apple Macintosh and Windows, and provides a clear and accessible introduction for the first time student. For the physician or scientist with prior background in the field, it offers a quick review of the key dimensions of psychopharmacology and the drug treatment of mental illness, with a wealth of high-quality colour graphics, animations and voiceovers. A striking and versatile resource, this CD-ROM is an invaluable learning aid for neurobiology students, scientists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals.
Read more- 'It has the feel of being taped from live lectures in its informality. This is not at the expense of accurate description however ... it makes retention much easier than in a conventional text.' (TINS, reviewing Essential Psychopharmacology)
- Over 300 specially designed colour diagrams, including animations and voiceover, devised by the author and refined in teaching
- Contains all the acclaimed illustrations from Essential Psychopharmacology, many of them animated with voice over plus full captions
- A valuable supplement for teaching or self study
- Runs on Mac and Windows from the same disc
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'… a good supplement which will be attractive to students and be an additional tool for exploring the essential issues of psychopharmacology.' L. Stephen Miller, JINS
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- Date Published: December 1998
- format: CD-ROM
- isbn: 9780521628921
- length: 378 pages
- dimensions: 125 x 125 x 3 mm
- weight: 0.025kg
- availability: Unavailable - out of print June 2000
Table of Contents
Part I. Neuroscientific Basis of Clinical Psychopharmacology:
1. Principles of chemical neurotransmission
2. Receptors and enzymes as the targets of drug action
3. Special properties of receptors
4. Chemical neurotransmission as the target of disease actions
Part II. Psychiatric Medications and Psychiatric Disorders:
5. Depression
6. Antidepressants and mood stabilizers
7. Anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics
8. Drug treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder and phobic disorders
9. Psychosis and schizophrenia
10. Conventional neuroleptic drugs for schizophrenia and novel antipsychotic agents
11. Cognitive enhancers and neuroprotective agents
12. Drugs of abuse.
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