Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology has established itself as the
preeminent source of education and information in its field. This much
expanded second edition enlists advances in neurobiology, and recent
clinical developments, to explain with renewed clarity the concepts
underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. New neurotransmitter
systems, new theories on schizophrenia, clinical advances in
antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy, new coverage of attention
deficit disorder, sleep disorders and drug abuse, and a new chapter on
gender and sexual psychopharmacology--these are all features of this
edition. The fully revised text is complemented by many new
illustrations, instructive and entertaining as before, and enhanced to
reflect new knowledge and topics covered for the first time. The
illustrations and their captions may be used independently of the main
text for a rapid introduction to the field or for review, and
self-assessment tests follow each chapter. Even more, this will be the
essential text for students, scientists, psychiatrists and other mental
health professionals, enabling them to master the complexities of
psychopharmacology, and plan sound treatment approaches based on current
knowledge. A Teacher's Set of Essential Psychopharmacology, second
edition, consists of the hardback book plus a Mac/PC compatible CD-ROM,
which contains all the figures from the text in cleverly crafted
PowerPoint(R) presentations in two versions: the complete sequence of
more than 500 animated figures from the textbook, and the same images
without animation. The CME credit for this book has been expired in
April 2006.
