Psychopharmacology for mental health professionals an integrative approach

Presentación del editor: "Designed to make the topic of psychopharmacology accessible to students in the helping professions, this concise, three-part book assists future practitioners in mastering basic concepts and applying these concepts to cases. In-depth discussions of psychopharmacology t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ingersoll, R. Elliott, autor (autor), Rak, Carl F., autor
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning 2016
Edición:2nd ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to the nervous system, neurons and pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics : how the body acts on psychotropic medications
  • Psychological, social and cultural issues in psychopharmacology
  • The antidepressant era
  • The age of anxiety
  • Antipsychotic medications : the evolution of treatment
  • Mood stabilizers
  • Newer issues
  • Medicating children
  • Herbaceuticals
  • Pharmacotherapy of alcohol and drug-related disorders
  • drug-assisted psychotherapy
  • psychotropic medication and the elderly.