Main Title |
Drugs and human behavior |
Author |
Palfai, Tibor.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Brown & Benchmark, |
Year Published |
1997 |
OCLC Number |
35789988 |
ISBN |
0697127133 |
Subjects |
Psychopharmacology ;
Drugs--Physiological effect ;
Psychopharmacology ;
Psychotropic Drugs--pharmacology
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJEM |
RM315.P33 1997 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
06/14/2002 |
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Edition |
2nd ed. |
Collation |
xvii, 539 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-521) and indexes. |
Contents Notes |
Psychopharmacology & the history of psychoactive drug use -- Principles of drug action: Receptors; Administration; Absorption; Distribution; Drug fate; Dosage & drug effects; Nonspecific factors -- Basics of neurobiology: Neurons; Peripheral nervous system & the spinal cord; Brain; Neurotransmitters; Drug classification -- Drugs of calming & sedation: Anxiety disorders; Alcohol; Barbiturates & general anesthetics; Anxiolytics -- Drugs for schizophrenia & mood disorders: Schizophrenia; Neuroleptics; Mood disorders & their treatments -- Drugs of use & abuse, stimulants: Amphetamine & cocaine; Amphetamine analogues & designer drugs; Xanthines; Nicotine -- Drugs of use & abuse, the opiates: History of opiates; Opiates; Opiate agonists & antagonists -- Drugs of use & abuse, hallucinogens & marijuana: Anesthetic & cholinergic hallucinogens; Adrenergic & serotonergic hallucinogens; Marijuana & hashish. In the {book, the authors} have kept to the basic goals of the first edition. Central among them was {their} desire to produce a clear and comprehensible introductory textbook about psychoactive drugs that emphasizes science over sociology. -Pref. From this book you will learn about the pharmacology of psychoactive drugs and the mental illnesses they are used to treat. -Back cover. |
Place Published |
Madison, WI : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1997. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
96083185 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20020612173914 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02181cam 2200301 a 45010 |