Psychopharmacology 2nd Edition by R. H. Ettinger

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138833088
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138833081

As the frequency of mental and behavioral disorders rises and new drug treatments rapidly advance, there is a growing requirement to illustrate the science behind these progressions. Students and instructors frequently encounter contradictory and overstated assertions about the efficacy of medications. Just ten years prior, the mechanisms of action of many drugs recommended for common mental ailments were not comprehensively understood, even by the researchers formulating them. Presently, pharmaceutical treatment has progressed to a point where medications are engineered for their impact on particular receptors, membrane proteins, or secondary messengers within specific cells in the brain. This manuscript provides an adequate foundation in neuroanatomy and physiology to enable students to grasp the essential specifics of drug function.

Pharmacotherapy, Second Edition, aligns its subject matter within the framework of the behavioral disorders they aim to address, rather than through conventional medication classifications. Students are usually familiar with the primary diagnostic groupings, so delineating pharmacotherapy in relation to these familiar disorders reinforces their understanding of the physiology and neurochemistry underlying them as well as the methods for their management. Each disorder is examined within a historical context encompassing diagnostic criteria and accounts of typical scenarios. Additionally, a meticulous depiction of the known pathology of each disorder is provided. Most pharmacotherapy texts lack a critical analysis of drug assertions, an aspect that is encompassed here. Students will assess the most recent research accessible from a discerning standpoint. Furthermore, in instances where alternatives to traditional drug treatments are backed by research, these investigations are also presented. Throughout, this text deliberates on how drug efficacy is gauged in both human and animal investigations.