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The first of four sections provides a theoretical background for the ensuing sections and includes r...
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The first of four sections provides a theoretical background for the ensuing sections and includes revised chapters on neurotransmitters, molecular neurobiology, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, pharmacokinetics, psychoneuroendocrinology/psychoneuroimmunology, and animal models of depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and Alzheimer's disease. The next three sections provide information by classes of drugs; data on the biological underpinnings of specific disorders; and a review of state-of-the-art therapeutic approaches to patients with major psychiatric disorders as well as to those in specific age groups or circumstances. An Appendix on promising new psychotropic drugs for Axis I disorders is included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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