Stahl\'s Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications

Withthisfullyrevisedfourthedition,DrStahlreturnstotheessentialrootsofwhatitmeanstobecomeaneurobiologicallyempoweredpsychopharmacologist,expertlyguidedintheselectionandcombinationoftreatmentsforindividualpatientsinpractice.Embracingtheunifyingthemesof\'symptomendophenotypes\',dimensionsofpsychopathologythatcutacrosssyndromes,and\'symptomsandcircuits\',everyaspectofthetexthasbeenupdatedtothefrontiersofcurrentknowledge,withtheclarityofexplanationandillustrationthatonlyDrStahlcanbring.Integratingmuchofthebasicneuroscienceintotheclinicalchapters,andwithmajoradditionsintheareasofpsychosis,antipsychotics,antidepressants,impulsivity,compulsivityandaddiction,thisisthesinglemostreadilyreadablesourceofinformationondiseaseanddrugmechanisms.Thisremainstheessentialtextforallstudentsandprofessionalsinmentalhealthseekingtounderstandandutilizecurrenttherapeutics,andtoanticipatethefuturefornovelmedications.