Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology

This book offersa detailed account of all aspects of photosensitive epilepsy, including genetic testing, functional imaging (fMRI, MEG), pharmacological studies, animal studies, classification based on the occurrence of photoparoxysmal responses (PPRs) in different epilepsy syndromes, and the available prevention and treatment options. In addition, the comorbidity of and overlap between migraine and epilepsy are discussed. Informative case histories with EEG examples and a helpful glossary are included.

In this book, the four leading experts on the ACE inhibitors donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine and the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine explain the practical pharmacology of these symptomatic drugs with the aim of providing a sound basis for their clinical use in patients with Alzheimer s disease. In addition, an introductory chapter considers the basic theory of pharmacology for Alzheimer s disease and the book closes with an overview of the ways in which symptomatic drugs for dementia are used.

The wide acceptance of the amyloid cascade hypothesis has led to vigorous...

Antipsychotics are unique drugs with the ability to alter how people think and communicate. As a result, physicians must weigh a range of implications when prescribing antipsychotics. Antipsychotics: History, Science, and Issues offers a robust explanation of antipsychotic medications that covers the historical, ethical, medical, legal, and scientific dimensions of antipsychotics.

The chapters explore topics ranging from the science of how examples of this class of drug actually work in the body to the social and legal implications of antipsychotics, making this...

The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. This bookcontains chapters on the recent aspects of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in mitochondrial function, its immunomodulatory role and importance in seasonal dependent diseases, role in human reproduction, role in sleep, circadian rhythm and sleep disorders, role in neurologic disorders such as Parkinson s disease, Alzheimer s disease. Additionally, melatonin s therapeutic use in neurobehavioral disorders...

Emerging approaches to treating addictions and minimizing relapse are spotlighted in this idea-packed volume, as alternatives or adjuncts to standard psychological and pharmacological therapies. Its biopsychosocial perspective delves into the causes and processes of chemical dependence, and the clinical characteristics it shares with other addictions (e.g., food, sex, gambling, online activities), to identify client needs that substance abuse may fulfill. Accordingly, the diverse modalities featured here address substance addiction on multiple levels, offering clients physical or mental...

What's the one lifesaving sign that 11 MDs, 1 PhD, and yours truly were never taught in school?

What OTC tablet (in your medicine cabinet) is so addictive that it can give you a seizure?

Why is painless laser breast surgery unavailable to most women?

Is your doctor's zipcode causing your disease?

What failsafe do billionaires to beggars need in place, before they say "I DO"?

How can you get your kids to love and protect you 24/7 when you need them most?

And the thing most of us search for, sing about, cry about ... that research has all wrong....

This book presents a series of perspectives on the therapeutic potential of the ritual and clinical use of the Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca in the treatment and management of various diseases and ailments, especially its role in psychological well-being and substance dependence. Biomedical and anthropological data on the use of ayahuasca for treating depression, PTSD, and substance dependence in different settings, such as indigenous contexts, neo-shamanic rituals, contemporary therapeutic circles, and in ayahuasca religions, in both South and North America, are presented and...

What's the one lifesaving sign that 11 MDs, 1 PhD, and yours truly were never taught in school?

What OTC tablet (in your medicine cabinet) is so addictive that it can give you a seizure?

Why is painless laser breast surgery unavailable to most women?

Is your doctor's zipcode causing your disease?

What failsafe to billionaires to beggars need in place, before they say "I DO" ?

How can you get your kids to love and protect you 24/7 when you need them most?

And the thing most of us search for, sing about, cry about ... that research has all wrong. The...

This issue of Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience focuses on the neuropeptide orexin (hypocretin) and brings together scientists from around the world who will provide a timely discussion of how this peptide regulates behavior. This is a fast-moving field, and with the incorporation of novel technologies, new breakthroughs are likely to continue. For example, the use of optogenetic approaches has enabled the identification of the role of orexin-containing neurons in arousal states, critical for higher order functioning. From a clinical perspective, genetic polymorphisms in...