This book brings together leading UK psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists to review and clarify essential information about the scientific background and clinical applications of the drugs used in psychiatry. Based on the excellent Psychopharmacology Course for Psychiatrists in Training, organized twice a year by the British Association for Psychopharmacology, Fundamentals of Clinical Psychopharmacology reflects the individual lectures that make up the course, ranging from basic neuroscience to the analysis of clinical trials. The book is updated regularly, and this Second Edition includes a helpful new chapter on child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
Author(s): Ian M. Anderson, Ian C. Reid
Edition: 2
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2004
Language: English
Commentary: 85991
Pages: 198
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 10
1. Neuropharmacology and drug action......Page 18
2. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics......Page 51
3. Antipsychotics......Page 66
4. Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy......Page 84
5. ‘Mood stabilisers’: lithium and anticonvulsants......Page 103
6. Anxiolytics......Page 118
7. Drugs of abuse......Page 131
8. Drug treatments for child and adolescent disorders......Page 145
9. Drugs for dementia......Page 156
10. Clinical trial methodology......Page 167
Index......Page 184
