Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications (Essential Psychopharmacology Series) | 
| Author: Stephen M. Stahl
Creator: Nancy Muntner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4291
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.8 x 2.3
ISBN: 0521673763
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8918
EAN: 9780521673761
ASIN: 0521673763
Publication Date: March 17, 2008
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Essential. Trusted. Indispensable. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology has established itself as the preeminent source of education and information in its field. This much-expanded third edition relies on advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. In addition to redrawn art, an improved and more readable layout, and 30% more illustrations, the Third Edition has four all-new chapters on Psychiatric Genetics, Chronic Pain and Functional Somatic Syndromes, Disorders of Sleep, and Disorders of Cognition. Covered within are new neurotransmitter systems; theories on schizophrenia; clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy; coverage of attention deficit disorder and drug abuse; and new coverage of sleep disorders, chronic pain, and disorders of impulse control. This volume is indispensable for all students and professionals in mental health, enabling them to master the complexities of psychopharmacology.
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 Great book! May 11, 2008
This new edition of Stahl's easy and delicious "Essential" surprises me. Some people who doen't like this book argues that the book is too superficial in some issues. I desagreee. The very title of the book already shows their propose. It's a book about ESSENTIAL psychopharmacology, make it easy and beaultiful. Thanks, Stahl, for bring us, again, with this piece of joy.
Wilson Conte de Las Villas Rodrigues
Psychiatric Enfermary
Assis Regional Hospital
Sao Paulo, Brasil.
 Dangerous text. February 16, 2008
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
Psychopharmocology easy to do badly and very difficult to do well. As a second year psychiatry resident in 1999 I thought this book was awesome - psych meds made easy, with neat pictures, and cool names like "California Rocket Fuel." Now that I practice general psychiatry in the community I realize that this book is misleading and potentially dangerous. One, it oversimplifies the neurobiology of psychotropics - although that is not all that serious a problem. More importantly, it encourages approaching real treatment decisions by thinking about neurotransmitters, not the REAL source of any actual knowledge we have about how these meds work - clinical trials. The result is that I have seen many prescribers think about tweaking chemical or treating each symptom with a different med, frequently leading to expensive and often dangerous polypharmacy. For a cartoon-like overview for a non prescribing practitioner, this is an entertaining but inaccurate introduction to psychopharm; for someone who will actually use this to guide their prescribing - your patients deserve better.
Excelent book December 21, 2007
Very good book. I'm not a native american (I'm brasilian), and my english is not so good. But, I could read and understand everything.
High school-level pharmacology at best. February 14, 2007
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
Silly drawings, oversimplified explanations, and insulting language (e.g., "sipping calcium is exciting for the neuron;" "some genes have weird names like cJun and cFos"). I'm a doctoral student in clinical psychology, with only a few semesters of neuroscience courses under my belt, and found myself feeling less informed about the subject after every chapter I read. Although the neurobiological, neurochemical, and neurophysiological bases of the processes Stahl discusses are complex, they would be better explained in language that didn't treat the reader as if he or she was a high school freshman. Overall, a disappointing text.
 Fast and New February 12, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book was received quickly and brand new as listed. Easy to read and understand book.
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