Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-41978-7 (ISBN)
Dr Brick provides definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs. Topics include: how psychoactive drugs affect cognition, behavior, and emotion; the brain/behavior relationship; the specific effects of major addictive and psychoactive drug groups; new definitions and thinking about abuse and dependence; and the medical uses of drugs, such as cannabinoids. A new chapter on biobehavioral markers explores how markers can guide the clinician in the diagnosis of some disorders. This book offers a quick reference guide which uses a balance of instruction, illustrations, tables, and formulas, that will give you a broad, lasting introduction to this intriguing subject.
Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior is an invaluable resource for students in the field, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, physicians and other health care professionals.
John Brick, Ph.D., M.A., F.A.P.A. is a highly published author in psychopharmacology and the biomedical effects of alcohol and other drugs, national and international lecturer, and neuroscience trained research scientist in biological psychology.
Introduction
1 What Is a Drug?
2 The Brain–Behavior Relationship
3 Pharmacokinetics
4 Functional Neuroanatomy: Where Do Psychoactive Drugs Act?
5 Neurophysiology: How Do Psychoactive Drugs Act?
6 Antidepressants: Drugs That Lift Us Up
7 Anxiolytics: Drugs That Calm Us Down at a Cost
8 Antipsychotics: Drugs That Make Us Sane
9 Stimulants: Drugs That Make Us High
10 Alcohol: The Socially Accepted Addictive Drug
11 Opioids: Drugs That Calm Our Pain
12 Inhalants: A Matter of Life and Breath!
13 Marijuana: The Sometimes Illegal Recreational Plant
14 Hallucinogens: Altering Reality or Helping?
15 Nicotine: Of What Value?
16 Addiction: The Chronic Medical Illness
17 Biobehavioral Markers of Substance Abuse Disorders
18 Forensic Issues in Psychopharmacology
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.03.2024 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 40 Tables, black and white; 38 Line drawings, black and white; 38 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 560 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-41978-4 / 1032419784 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-41978-7 / 9781032419787 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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