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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ingersoll, R. Elliott, autor (autor), Rak, Carl F., autor
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning 2016
Edition:2nd ed
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See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000200569708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • 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.