Psychopharmacology - Hardcover

Meyer, Ockert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0878935347 ISBN 13: 9780878935345

Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

Encompassing recent advances in molecular pharmacology and brain imaging, Drugs, The Brain and Behavior offers a unique breadth of coverage - from historical accounts of drug use, through clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, to the latest research on drug effects in transgenic mouse models. The first section of the book provides extensive foundation material, including the basic principles of pharmacology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, and methods in psychopharmacology. The second describes the key features of major neurotransmitter systems, while the third and fourth sections discuss theories and mechanisms of drug addiction and psychopathology. The book is richly illustrated and 'Breakout boxes' ensure the student remains engaged throughout.

About this title

Book Description:

Fully updated with a new and timely discussion of emerging substances of abuse plus a presentation of key biological concepts, this second edition includes two new chapters

About the Author:

JERROLD S. MEYER is Professor of Psychology and Director of the interdepartmental Neuroscience and Behavior Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author or co-author of over 75 articles and chapters in the fields of neuropharmacology and neuroendocrinology, and a co-author of Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Linda Quenzer). He is a past President of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society.

LINDA F. QUENZER is Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Hartford. She has extensive teaching experience in the areas of psychobiology and neuropsychopharmacology at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. She has co-written Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology (1984, with Robert Feldman) and Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Jerrold Meyer).

About this edition

• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0878935347
• ISBN 13: 9780878935345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560