Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior : The Pharmacology of Therapeutics and Drug Use Disorders Hardback
by John (Intoxikon International, Yardley, PA, USA) Brick
Hardback
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This third edition of Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the brain and explores the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence. Dr Brick provides definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs.
Topics include: how psychoactive drugs affect cognition, behavior, and emotion; the brain/behavior relationship; the specific effects of major addictive and psychoactive drug groups; new definitions and thinking about abuse and dependence; and the medical uses of drugs, such as cannabinoids.
A new chapter on biobehavioral markers explores how markers can guide the clinician in the diagnosis of some disorders.
This book offers a quick reference guide which uses a balance of instruction, illustrations, tables, and formulas, that will give you a broad, lasting introduction to this intriguing subject. Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior is an invaluable resource for students in the field, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, physicians and other health care professionals.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:308 pages, 40 Tables, black and white; 38 Line drawings, black and white; 38 Illustrations, black an
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/03/2024
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- ISBN:9781032420400
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:308 pages, 40 Tables, black and white; 38 Line drawings, black and white; 38 Illustrations, black an
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/03/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032420400