“…Practitioner's guide to psychoactive drugs…”

“…Practitioner's guide to psychoactive drugs…”

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Table of Contents: “…The new phrenology -- The double brain -- "To sleep, perchance to dream" -- Bad vibrations : music on the brain -- Victorian explorations of psychoactive drugs -- LSD redux : hallucinogens -- The poppy's curse : opiates -- You are what you eat : gut and brain -- "The heinous sin" : Viagra -- What's your type? …”

Table of Contents: “…Processes and personal variables in affective aggression -- Methodology in the study of aggression -- Affective aggression -- The role of social information processing and cognitive schema in the acquisition and maintenance of habitual aggressive behavior -- Aggression and the self -- Psychoactive drugs and human aggression -- Harmful effects of exposure to media violence -- Male violence toward women -- The confluence model as an organizing framework for research on sexualy aggressive men -- Temperature and aggression.…”

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Neurotransmission -- Principles of drug action -- Classification -- Variability in response to drugs -- New drugs: development, testing, and promotion -- Pharmacological dangers and benefits of psychoactive drugs -- Effects of drugs on the embryo, fetus, and developing young -- The question of legalization -- Users and abusers of drugs -- Prevention of drug abuse: a short and depressing chapter -- Treatment of drug abuse -- Psychopharmacotherapy -- Memory -- Creativity -- Sexual behavior -- Aggression and violence -- Sleep…”

Table of Contents: “…The patients view of antipsychotic pharmacotherapy -- The pharmacology and drug interactions of the newer antidepressants -- Decision making in the use of antidepressants : treatment considerations -- Current status of monoamine oxidase inhibitors in psychiatric practice -- Benzodiazepines : behavioral and pharmacologic basis of addiction, tolerance, and dependence -- Rational copharmacy for treatment resistant bipolar disorder -- Pharmacoeconomics of lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder -- Management of treatment-resistant bipolarand schizoaffetive disorders -- Atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenia -- The psychopharmacology of negative symptoms -- Pharmacotherapy during the perinatal period -- Psychoactive drug-drug interactions in children, adolescents, and adults -- Pharmacotherapy of dysthymia -- A cross-cultural perspective on psychopharmacology.…”

Table of Contents: “…-- The long, strange history of psychoactive drugs -- The war on drugs -- Drug use and abuse -- Drugs at work: employee drug testing -- Chemicals and the brain -- Just say know -- PART II: ILLEGAL DRUGS FROM A TO Z: Alphabetical list of drugs illegal in the United States -- Amphetamines -- Barbiturates -- Cathinone -- Cocaine -- DMT, Bufatenine, psilocybin -- Flunitrazepam -- GHB -- Ibogaine -- LSD -- Marijuana -- MDMA -- Methaqualone and glutethimide -- Opiates -- PCP -- Peyote and mescaline -- PART III: Self-help resources.…”

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to health psychology / Marian Pitts -- The psychophysiology of health / Keith Phillips -- Stress and coping / Philip Evans -- The medical consultation / Marian Pitts -- The experience of treatment / Marian Pitts -- Psychoactive drugs : efficacy and effects / Andrew Parrott -- Pain / Brenda May -- Biofeedback / Keith Phillips -- Rehabilitation and coping with chronic disorders / Marian Pitts -- The primary prevention of AIDS / Keith Phillips -- Decision making for contraception and abortion / Mary Boyle -- Essential hypertension / Keith Phillips -- Coronary heart disease / Philip Evans -- Social drugs : their effects on health / Andrew Parrott -- Diabetes / Brenda May -- Health, illness, and the family / Jacky McGuire…”

Table of Contents: “…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.…”