Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 4/e

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology,4/e: Neuroscientific Basis & Practical Applications


With this fully revised fourth edition, Dr Stahl returns to the essential roots of what it means to become a
neurobiologically empowered psychopharmacologist, expertly guided in the selection and combination of treatments for
individual patients in practice. Embracing the unifying themes of 'symptom endophenotypes', dimensions of
psychopathology that cut across syndromes, and 'symptoms and circuits', every aspect of the text has been updated to
the frontiers of current knowledge, with the clarity of explanation and illustration that only Dr Stahl can bring.
Integrating much of the basic neuroscience into the clinical chapters, and with major additions in the areas of
psychosis, antipsychotics, antidepressants, impulsivity, compulsivity and addiction, this is the single most readily
readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms. This remains the essential text for all students and
professionals in mental health seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, and to anticipate the future for
novel medications.



?Evidence-based principles for the use of psychopharmacologic drugs are clearly explained and developed ?Highly
illustrated throughout with excellent, eye-catching, clear, color diagrams ?Carefully selected 'suggested reading'
directs the reader to the most relevant sources for further information on a particular topic
1. Chemical neurotransmission

2. Transporters, receptors and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action

3. Ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action

4. Psychosis and schizophrenia

5. Antipsychotic agents

6. Mood disorders

7. Antidepressants

8. Mood stabilizers

9. Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics

10. Chronic pain and its treatment

11. Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment

12. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatment

13. Dementia and its treatment

14. Impulsivity, compulsivity and addiction

Suggested reading and selected references

Index