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The use and abuse of drugs, and their effects on behavior The book integrates information from the various fields, including pharmacology, neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry, to provide a broad perspective on how drugs affect behavioral processes. Drugs, Brain and Behavior describes the psychological effects of drugs, and how drug actions can be understood in terms of effects on the brain. This discussion includes drugs that are used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, as well as common drugs of abuse. Rather than simply focusing on drug dependence and addiction, this text also places considerable emphasis on drug treatments for various psychiatric disorders such as: schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, parkinsonism, ADHD and Alzheimer's disease. It also combines neurotransmitter-based approaches to the field with perspectives that emphasize specific drugs and distinct drug categories. Intended for Undergraduate courses in Psychopharmacology and/or Drugs and Behavior, this new edition ofDrugs, Brain, and Behavior provides an overview of the field of psychopharmacology, which focuses on the behavioral effects of drugs.
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IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Psychopharmacology in Perspective Chapter 2: Drug Classification and Behavioral Assessment Chapter 3: Basic Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 4: Excitability and Chemical Properties of Nerve Cells Chapter 5: Synaptic Transmission, Drugs, & Chemical Neuroanatomy Chapter 6: Tolerance, Sensitization, Dependence & Addiction Chapter 7: Psychomotor Stimulants & Antiparkinsonian Drugs Chapter 8: Antipsychotic Drugs & Neurochemical Hypotheses of Schizophrenia Chapter 9: Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers Chapter 10: Sedative-Hypnotics, Anxiolytics and Anticonvulsants Chapter 11: Drug Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction Chapter 12: Naturally Occurring & Synthetic Opiates & their Antagonists Chapter 13: Dissociative Anesthetics, Psychedelics, & Hallucinogens COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Psychopharmacology in Perspective A Historical Overview of Psychopharmacology Predecessors to Modern Pharmacotherapies The Psychopharmacological Revolution Recreational and Social Drug Use Summary and Overview Chapter 2: Drug Classification and Behavioral Assessment Drug Classifications Based upon Behavioral or Therapeutic Actions Drug Classification Based upon Basic Neurochemical Actions Drug Names and Medical Uses of Drugs Schedule-Controlled Drugs Chapter 3: Basic Principles of Pharmacology Basic Chemical Principles Related to Psychopharmacology Routes of Administration Importance of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Psychopharmacology Dose-Response Relationships Drug Metabolism and Excretion Implications of Pharmacokinetics in the Fetus and Neonate Pharmacogenetic and Ethnic Factors in Drug Action Chapter 4: Excitability and Chemical Properties of Nerve Cells The Neuron Electrical Excitability of Neurons: The Resting Membrane Potential Electrical Excitability of Neurons: Excitation, Inhibition, and the Action Potential Integration, Computation and Chemical Signaling in Neurons Additional Features of Chemical Neurotransmission Chapter 5: Synaptic Transmission, Drugs, & Chemical Neuroanatomy Neurotransmitters & Chemical Signaling in the Nervous System Synthesis of Neurotransmitters Storage of Neurotransmitters Release of Neurotransmitters Postsynaptic Actions of Neurotransmitters Inactivation of Neurotransmitters Chemical Neuroanatomy & Neurotransmitter Distribution Chapter 6: Tolerance, Sensitization, Dependence & Addiction Tolerance& Sensitization Tolerance & Sensitization Mechanisms Dependence, Abuse & Addiction General Factors in Treatment for Drug Dependency State-Dependent Learning Chapter 7: Psychomotor Stimulants & Antiparkinsonian Drugs Motor Effects of Psychomotor Stimulants Caffeine Nicotine Amphetamines and Related Drugs Cocaine Treatment of Cocaine and Amphetamine Abuse Modafinil Parkinson's Disease Chapter 8: Antipsychotic Drugs & Neurochemical Hypotheses of Schizophrenia Symptoms of Schizophrenia Discovery and Characterization of Antipsychotic Drugs Neurochemical and Neuropathological Hypotheses of Schizophrenia Current Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia Chapter 9: Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers Pharmacotherapy for Depression Neurobiological Hypotheses of Affective Disorders Nondrug Treatments for Depression Placebo Effects and Antidepressant Actions Pharmacotherapy in Mania and Bipolar Illnesses Chapter 10: Sedative-Hypnotics, Anxiolytics and Anticonvulsants Alcohol (Ethanol) Barbiturates and Other Sedative-Hypnotics Inhalants: Anesthetic Gases and Solvents Anxiolytics Sedative-Hypnotics and Insomnia Drug Treatment of Epilepsy: Anticonvulsant Drugs Chapter 11: Drug Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychomotor Stimulants, Learning, & Memory Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease & Senile Dementia Chapter 12: Naturally Occurring & Synthetic Opiates & their Antagonists Endogenous Opioid Peptides and Their Receptors Typical Opiates The "Overdose" Phenomenon Legal Factors in the Narcotics Problem Opiate Antagonists: Potential Uses Chapter 13: Dissociative Anesthetics, Psychedelics, & Hallucinogens Some General Characteristics of P/P/Hs Monoamine-Related P/P/Hs Cannabinoids Dissociative Anesthetics: Phencyclidine and Ketamine Dissociative Anesthetics, Psychedelics & Hallucinogens: The Human Experience