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Psychopharmacology: Current Trends

Current Trends

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Daniel E. Casey

    1. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

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  2. A. Vibeke Christensen

    1. Department E, Sct. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Psychopharmacology Series (PSYCHOPHARM, volume 5)

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Schizophrenia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Reflections on the History of Psychopharmacology

      • A. Carlsson
      Pages 3-11

    3. Receptor Interactions of Dopamine and Serotonin Antagonists: Binding In Vitro and In Vivo and Receptor Regulation

      • J. E. Leysen, W. Gommeren, P. F. M. Janssen, P. Van Gompel, P. A. J. Janssen
      Pages 12-26

    4. PET Scanning — A New Tool in Clinical Psychopharmacology

      • G. Sedvall, L. Farde, H. Hall, S. Pauli, A. Persson, F. A. Wiesel
      Pages 27-33

    5. Pharmacokinetics of Neuroleptic Drugs and the Utility of Plasma Level Monitoring

      • S. G. Dahl
      Pages 34-46

    6. Neuroleptic Drugs in the Treatment of Acute Psychosis: How Much Do We Really Know?

      • B. M. Cohen
      Pages 47-61

    7. Observations on the Use of Depot Neuroleptics in Schizophrenia

      • D. A. W. Johnson
      Pages 62-73

    8. Neuroleptic Side Effects: Acute Extrapyramidal Syndromes and Tardive Dyskinesia

      • D. E. Casey, G. A. Keepers
      Pages 74-93

    9. Future Treatment of Schizophrenia

      • J. Gerlach
      Pages 94-104

    10. A Clinician’s Comments on Current Trends in Psychopharmacology of Schizophrenia

      • S. J. Dencker
      Pages 105-110

  4. Anxiety, Dementia, and Other Special Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Long-Term Treatment of Anxiety: Benefits and Drawbacks

      • M. Lader
      Pages 169-179
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About this book

The landmark description by Delay and Deniker in 1952 of chlorpromazine's effect in psychosis suddenly eclipsed all other progress in psychopharmacology over the previous centuries. Since this report 35 years ago, a vast amount of research has contributed to the major advances in treatment that have improved the lives of millions of patients who would otherwise be incapacitated by their psychiatric disorders. This research has also led to valuable new insights into the causes of mental illnesses and the mechanisms of action of therapeutic drugs. However, there is much more work to be done. Thus, it is of great value periodically to assess the present state of knowledge as a first step to charting future directions. This symposium held in Denmark in 1987 covered many critical issues in psychopharmacology. The etiology, pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical aspects, and future directions of research in schizophrenia, affective disorders, anxiety, and dementia are addressed. Several of the problems with current therapeutic agents, such as side effects and limited efficacy, are also reviewed. Preclinical strategies with existing and new animal and computer models are discussed to point the way for developing better psychopharmacologic treatments of all psychiatric disorders.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

    Daniel E. Casey

  • Department E, Sct. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark

    A. Vibeke Christensen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Psychopharmacology: Current Trends

  • Book Subtitle: Current Trends

  • Editors: Daniel E. Casey, A. Vibeke Christensen

  • Series Title: Psychopharmacology Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73280-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-73282-9Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-73280-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0931-6795

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 212

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Neurology, Pharmacy

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