PRIMER OF DRUG ACTION: A CONCISE, NONTECHNICAL GUIDE TO THE ACTIONS, USES, AND SIDE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS .EIGHTH EDITION.

JULIEN, ROBERT M.

ISBN 10: 0716731134 / ISBN 13: 9780716731139

Published by W H Freeman & Co (Sd), NY, 1997

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GOOD Condition.SOME YELLOW HILITING SCATTERED THROUOUT TEXT ; GREEN & BLACK titles on ORANGE PAPER COVERS; 562 pages; .compact handbook features dosage, side effect, and drug interaction information for psychiatric drugs. includes information useful to the psychiatrist, internist, and student.concise coverage of the medications used to treat mental disorders. The text covers a range of psychiatric drugs .would be helpful for someone writing or studying about the year 1997.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PRIMER OF DRUG ACTION: A CONCISE, NONTECHNICAL GUIDE TO THE ACTIONS, USES, AND SIDE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS .EIGHTH EDITION.
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co (Sd), NY
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716731134
• ISBN 13: 9780716731139
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated by HAMLIN, JANET COVER ART
• Edition: PAPERBACK.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Since 1975, Robert Julien's A Primer of Drug Action has been the definitive guide to the effects of psychoactive drugs on the brain and on behavior. Now in its Ninth Edition, with over 40% of its references dated from between 1998 and 2000, this popular guide continues to lead the way through a rapidly changing field, providing readers with a clear, contemporary, and objective look at every drug and medication that either positively or adversely affects brain function. These include antidepressants, sedatives, opiods, alcohol, marijuana, anabolic steroids, antimanic drugs, hallucinogens, and many others.A Primer of Drug Action, Ninth Edition includes important new information on* Herbal medications* Drug therapy for behavioral and anxiety disorders* Clinical practice guidelines for treating psychological disorders* Depression and the action of antidepressant drugs* The use of newer anticonvulsants in the treatment of bipolar disorder, pain syndromes, and behavioral disorders* Drug therapy for children, adolescents, and the elderly* "New generation" antipsychotic agents* Treatments for people who both abuse drugs and suffer from psychological disorders such as anxiety and depressionAuthoritative, comprehensive, and suitable for those with little background in biology, A Primer of Drug Action, Ninth Edition is an indispensable source of information for anyone interested in drug use, abuse, and education.

About the Author

Robert M. Julien, M.D., Ph.D., is staff anesthesiologist at St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.