Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence.

Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence.

Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge of the biological basis of substance use behaviours, including their relationship with environmental factors. The report focuses on a wide range of psychoactive substances, including toba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organization, World Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2004.
Subjects:
Psychopharmacology.
Psychotropic drugs > Physiological effect.
Substance abuse > Physiological effect.
Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic drugs > Physiological effect
Substance abuse > Physiological effect
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Brain Mechanisms Neurobiology and Neuroanatomy; Chapter 3 Biobehavioural Processes Underlying Dependence; Chapter 4 Psychopharmacology of Dependence for Different Drug Classes; Chapter 5 Genetic Basis of Substance Dependence; Chapter 6 Concurrent Disorders; Chapter 7 Ethical Issues in Neuroscience Research on Substance Dependence Treatment and Prevention; Chapter 8 Conclusion and Implications for Public Health Policy; Index.

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