Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Author:Stephen M. Stahl
Edition:5th Edition
The biological basis of psychiatric disorders and their treatments is explored through the study of neurotransmitters, brain circuits, and drug mechanisms. It explains how medications target receptors, enzymes, and neural pathways to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and ADHD, linking neurobiology to clinical practice in mental health care.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: Chemical Neurotransmission→
- Chapter 2: Transporters, Receptors, and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action→
- Chapter 3: Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action→
- Chapter 4: Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and Glutamate→
- Chapter 5: Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called "Antipsychotics"→
- Chapter 6: Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)→
- Chapter 7: Treatments for Mood Disorders: So-Called "Antidepressants" and "Mood Stabilizers"→
- Chapter 8: Anxiety, Trauma, and Treatment→
- Chapter 9: Chronic Pain and Its Treatment→
- Chapter 10: Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness and Their Treatment: Neurotransmitter Networks for Histamine and Orexin→
- Chapter 11: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Treatment→
- Chapter 12: Dementia: Causes, Symptomatic Treatments, and the Neurotransmitter Network Acetylcholine→
- Chapter 13: Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction→
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