Psychopharmacology: An Introduction

By René Spiegel and Hans-J Spiegel, Rene; Aebi

Book Overview

Describes the latest advances in psychopharmacology - one of the most rapidly developing fields in modern science. This latest edition has been updated to cover new developments in drug therapy and research including newly introduced antipsychotics, antidepressants and antidementia drugs. Sections on the treatment of depression and dementia have been revised to include new developments in treatment strategies. It will be welcomed for its essentially clinical and psychological approach to modern pharmaceuticals, their therapeutic uses and limitations, adverse reactions and future directions for research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471560391
• ISBN13: 9780471560395
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.1" x 6.3"