Handbook of Psychopharmacology Volume 10: Neoroleptics and Schizophrenia

Handbook of Psychopharmacology Volume 10: Neoroleptics and Schizophrenia / edited by Leslie Iversen.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Iversen, Leslie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1978.
Edition:1st ed. 1978.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Pharmacology.
Psychopharmacology.
Psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Structure-Activity Relationships of the Butyrophenones and Diphenylbutylpiperidines
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Structure-Activity Relationships
  • 3. Pharmacology
  • 4. Conclusion
  • 5. References
  • 2 Biochemical Actions of Neuroleptic Drugs: Focus on the Dopamine Receptor
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Early Biochemical Studies
  • 3. Dopamine Metabolism and Neuroleptics
  • 4. The Dopamine-Sensitive Adenylate Cyclase
  • 5. Labeling the Dopamine Receptor
  • 6. References
  • 3 Behavioral Actions of Neuroleptics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Effect on Feeding and Drinking
  • 3. Locomotor Activity and Catalepsy
  • 4. Antiamphetamine Action
  • 5. Avoidance Behavior
  • 6. Brain Self-Stimulation
  • 7. Aggression
  • 8. Narcotic-Withdrawal Syndrome
  • 9. Conclusions
  • 10. References
  • 4 Neuroleptics: Clinical Use in Psychiatry
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Methodology of Drug Studies
  • 3. Efficacy of Antipsychotic Drugs
  • 4. Maintenance Treatment with Antipsychotic Medication
  • 5. Cost of Medication and Dispensing
  • 6. Antipsychotic Drugs and Somatic Therapies
  • 7. Drug Combinations
  • 8. Drug, Psychological, and Social Treatments
  • 9. New Antipsychotic Drugs
  • 10. References
  • 5 Tardive Dyskinesia and Related Neurologic Disorders
  • 1. Historical Background
  • 2. Clinical Findings
  • 3. Predisposing Factors
  • 4. Drug Effects
  • 5. Severity and Combinations of Symptoms
  • 6. Disability and Complications
  • 7. Differential Diagnosis
  • 8. Pathophysiology
  • 9. Neuropharmacology
  • 11. Concluding Remarks
  • 12. References
  • 6 Reserpine: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Source, History, and Analogs
  • 3. Distribution and Metabolism
  • 4. Pharmacological Effects in Laboratory Animals
  • 5. Clinical Pharmacology
  • 6. Biochemical Mechanism of Action
  • 7. Interaction of Reserpine with Other Centrally Acting Drugs
  • 8. The Reserpine Receptor
  • 9. References
  • 7 Neurotransmitter Theories of Schizophrenia
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Survey of Neurotransmitter Theories
  • 3. General Principles Underlying Neurotransmitter Theories in Psychiatry
  • 4. Attention in Schizophrenia and Its Pharmacology
  • 5. References.

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