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RECORD NUMBER: 7 OF 9| 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 | 1998 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 36877413 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0716731126 (alk. paper) 0716731134 (pbk. : alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Psychotropic drugs ; Psychopharmacology ; Psychopharmacology ; Psychotropic Drugs | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 8th ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xiv, 548 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Principles of drug action -- Central nervous system depressants: traditional sedative-hypnotic drugs and antiepileptic drugs -- Central nervous system depressants: alcohol and the inhalants of abuse -- Drug treatment of anxiety disorders: benzodiazepines and "second-generation" anxiolytics -- Psychostimulants: cocaine and the amphetamines -- Psychostimulants: caffeine and nicotine -- Antidepressant drugs: four decades of continuing progress -- Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder: antimanic drugs -- Antipsychotic drugs: conventional and new-generation agents -- Opioid analgesics -- Marijuana: a unique sedative-euphorriant-psychedelic drug -- Psychedelic drugs: mescaline, LSD, phencyclidine, and other hallucinogens -- Anabolic-androgenic steriods -- Drugs and society: priorities and alternatives -- Integration of drugs and psychological therapies in treating mental and behavior disorders. |