Psychopharmacology :

Meyer, Jerrold S., 1947-

Psychopharmacology : drugs, the brain, and behavior / Jerrold S. Meyer, Linda F. Quenzer. - Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates,Publishers c2005. - xvii, 555 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Principles of pharmacology --
Structure and function of the nervous system --
Chemical signaling by neurotransmitters and hormones --
Methods of research in neurobehavioral pharmacology --
Catecholamines --
Acetylcholine and serotonin --
Glutamate and GABA --
Drug abuse, dependence, and addiction --
Alcohol --
The opiates --
Psychomotor stimulants: cocaine and the amphetamines --
Nicotine and caffeine --
Marijuana and the cannabinoids --
Hallucinogens, PCP, and ketamine --
Inhalants, GHB, and anabolic-androgenic steroids --
Affective disorders --
Anxiety disorders --
Schizophrenia --

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Psychopharmacology.
Brain chemistry.

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