Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Contributors

ix

 

Reviewers

xi

 

Preface

xiii

 

Acknowledgments

xv

 

Abbreviation

xvii

1

the Relationship of Psychopharmacology to Neurotransmitters, Receptors, Signal Transduction, and Second Messengers

1

2

Clinical Neuroanatomy as it Relates to Pharmacology with Emphasis on Psychoactive Drugs

5

3

Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Psychopharmacology

11

4

Emergency Psychiatry

17

5

Treatment of Mood Disorders

27

6

Treatment of Psychotic Disorders

83

7

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

149

8

Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

245

9

Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders

283

10

Treatment of Eating Disorders

299

11

Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Disorders in the Elderly

315

12

Treatment of Personality Disorders

329

13

Treatment of Sleep Disorders

405

14

Dissociative Disorders

429

 

References

467

 

Index

471