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RECORD NUMBER: 33 OF 45| Main Title | Primer of drug action : a concise, nontechnical guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Julien, Robert M. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | W.H. Freeman, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1995 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 31207613 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0716723883 (hard cover) 071672619X (soft cover) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Psychotropic drugs ; Psychopharmacology ; Psychopharmacology ; Psychotropic Drugs | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 7th ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xi, 511 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Classification of psychoactive drugs -- Principles of drug action -- Central nervous system depressants: concepts and traditional agents -- Central nervous system depressants: benzodiazepines, "second generation" anxiolytics, and antiepileptic drugs -- Central nervous system depressants: alcohol -- Psychostimulants: cocaine and the amphetamine -- Psychostimulants: caffeine and nicotine -- Pharmacotherapy of mood disorders: drugs for treating major depression -- Pharmacotherapy of mood disorders: drugs for treating bipolar disorder -- Analgesics: narcotic and nonnarcotic drugs --Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) and antiparkinsonian drugs -- Psychedelic drugs: mescaline, LSD, and other "mind expanding" hallucinogens -- Marijuana: a unique sedative-euphoriant-psychedelic drug -- Fertility-regulating drugs and anabolic-androgenic steriods --Drugs and society: priorities and alternatives -- Integration of drugs and psychotherapy in treating mental disorders. |