Nicotine in Psychiatry (eBook)

Psychopathology and Emerging Therapeutics

Paul Newhouse, Melissa P. Piasecki (Herausgeber)

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2008
304 Seiten
American Psychiatric Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-58562-829-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the importance of nicotine and nicotinic pharmacology in psychiatry and neuroscience. The book's contributors, subject matter experts in the growing field of nicotine neurobiology and clinical pharmacology, compile the latest knowledge available on the basic science and clinical applications of nicotine.

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Today, 25% of Americans smoke and 50% of smokers die from tobacco-related illnesses. Meanwhile, little attention has been given to implementing cessation therapies for our patients who smoke.Nicotine in Psychiatry: Psychopathology and Emerging Therapeutics examines this timely subject. The book's contributors, subject matter experts in the growing field of nicotine neurobiology andclinical pharmacology, cover the latest knowledge on ? The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nicotine? The effect of nicotinic receptors on the central nervous system (CNS), the recent advances made in understanding the normal function of these receptors, and how this knowledge transfers to the clinical treatment of many CNS disorders? Behavioral factors influencing the effects of nicotine and nicotine's addictive capacity? The association between smoking and specific mental disorders and the association between nicotine and mood? Clinical applications of nicotine as a potential therapeutic agent for a variety of disorders, such as attention deficit, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, schizophrenia, and Tourette's syndrome? Nicotine replacement therapies and various smoking-cessation strategies This book makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the recent tobacco public policy debates, as well as clinicians and researchers looking for current information on nicotine and its clinical applications.

Autor

Melissa Piasecki, M.D., is an Assistant Professor inn the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno, Nevada.

Paul A. Newhouse, M.D., is the Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit and Geriatric Service and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont.

Inhalt

ContributorsIntroduction to the Clinical Practice SeriesForewordPrefaceSECTION I: BackgroundChapter 1. Neurobiology and Clinical Pathophysiology of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorsChapter 2. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of NicotineChapter 3. Behavioral Factors Influencing the Effects of NicotineChapter 4. Addictive Capacity of NicotineSECTION II: Clinical ApplicationsChapter 5. Nicotine and Major Mental DisordersChapter 6. Smoking, Nicotine, and MoodChapter 7. Nicotinic Cholinergic Systems in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's DiseasesChapter 8. Smoking, Nicotine, and Movement DisordersChapter 9. Nicotine Effects and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 10. Nicotine Replacement Therapies and BeyondChapter 11. Behavioral Treatment of Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine DependenceAfterword: Nicotine and Nicotinic Systems in Psychiatry: Past and FutureIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2008
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 640 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• ISBN-10: 1-58562-829-8 / 1585628298
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58562-829-2 / 9781585628292