Essential Psychopharmacology

About This Book

"Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology enlists advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain with renewed clarity the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. New neurotransmitter systems, new theories of schizophrenia, clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy, new coverage of attention deficit disorder, sleep disorders, and drug abuse, and a new chapter on sex-specific and sexual function - related psychopharmacology - these are all features of this edition." "This will be a text for students, scientists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professional, enabling them to master the complexities of psychopharmacology and plan sound treatment approaches based on current knowledge."--BOOK JACKET.