Seminars in Clinical Psychopharmacology (College Seminars Series) Paperback – 1 Sep 2004

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Book Description Psychopharmacology is the key both to rational prescribing in clinical psychiatry and to a fuller understanding of the biological basis of severe mental illness. Now in its second edition, this popular title has been fully revised and updated, and expanded to include a new chapter on the promising and rapidly growing area of pharmacogenomics. Synopsis Psychopharmacology is the key both to rational prescribing in clinical psychiatry and to a fuller understanding of the biological basis of severe mental illness. The popularity of the first edition in 1995 has led to this second edition which has been updated, revised and extended to include a new chapter on the promising and rapidly growing area of pharmacogenomics. The bulk of it has been written by practising clinicians with an interest in the neuroscience base of psychiatry. It is intended primarily for trainees in psychiatry and related disciplines, who are looking for a deeper understanding of the recent scientific developments in psychopharmacology which are clinically relevant to them. It therefore aims to integrate theoretical pharmacology with clinical practice. There are three sections: (i) General principles including receptor neuropharmacology, clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, (ii) The main psychotropic drugs used widely in general adult psychiatry, and (iii) Special areas of psychotherapeutics.