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Benzodiazepines

Today and Tomorrow

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Editors:
  1. R. G. Priest

    1. St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, England

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  2. U. Vianna Filho

    1. Psychiatry Institute, Brazilian Psychiatry Association, Brazil

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  3. R. Amrein

    1. F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd., Basle, Switzerland

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  4. M. Skreta

    1. F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd., Basle, Switzerland

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • U. Vianna Filho
    Pages 1-2

  3. The Benzodiazepines Today and Tomorrow

    • R. G. Priest
    Pages 3-4

  4. The Benzodiazepine Story

    • L. H. Sternbach
    Pages 5-17

  5. Biological Basis of the Therapeutic Effects of Benzodiazepines

    • W. E. Haefely
    Pages 19-45

  6. Pharmacokinetics of the Benzodiazepines

    • S. A. Kaplan
    Pages 47-60

  7. Importance of Pharmacokinetic Data for Clinical Practice

    • R. Amrein, B. Leishman
    Pages 61-75

  8. The Benzodiazepines: A Clinical Review

    • R. G. Priest
    Pages 77-83

  9. The Psychophysiological Effects of Benzodiazepines

    • V. Gentil Filho
    Pages 85-97

  10. Clinical Experience with Benzodiazepines in Psychosomatic Disorders

    • D. Kelly
    Pages 99-112

  11. Clinical Experience with Benzodiazepines in Neurological Disorders

    • T. R. Browne, R. G. Feldman
    Pages 113-122

  12. The Use of Clonazepam on Patients with Generalized Epilepsy

    • M. P. Lison, J. G. Speciali
    Pages 123-129

  13. Benzodiazepines and Depression

    • J. A. Costa e Silva
    Pages 131-142

  14. Benzodiazepines in Masked Depressions

    • E. Azzi
    Pages 143-146

  15. Some Salient Clinical Findings from the Use of Benzodiazepines in Childhood and Adolescence

    • G. M. Jacobides
    Pages 147-160

  16. Some Data on Parenteral Bromazepam

    • J. de Souza Campos
    Pages 161-166

  17. Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacotherapy

    • W. Pöldinger
    Pages 167-173

  18. Treatment of Alcoholism: Experience with Benzodiazepines

    • S. C. Kaim
    Pages 175-185

  19. Longterm Treatment with Diazepam: Clinical and Electroencephalographic Variables

    • D. Ladewig, E. Schwarz
    Pages 187-201

  20. Psychosocial Aspects of Mental Health Care in Developing Countries — The Role of the Benzodiazepines

    • E. D. Busnello
    Pages 203-208
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About this book

U. Vianna Filho In his historical evolution, man has been able to dominate nature by means of his technological achievements, his knowledge and his inventiveness, attaining an increasing control over the world and its organization. As a result, his power over his fellow men has also increased, giving him more ,and more responsibility which leads, of necessity, to one existential problem: is the contemporary man, with all his power and knowledge, really happy? Technological progress has brought him several rights and desires: health, better insight into the future and greater control over his own des­ tiny, but despite all this he still suffers from insecurity and from all the new problems that he has to face, which fact accounts for his imperfections and limitations that inevitably generate anxiety. Anxiety, therefore, constitutes one of the main characteristics of modern man. It can be foreseen today that, in the near future, the entire population of any large city will suffer from anxiety and behave in a 'neurotic' way. Man is seeking relief from pain, suffering and, naturally, also anxiety. Thus all possible efforts are being made to find a solution for this anxiety. The search for substances that are able to eliminate anxiety is one of the constant concerns of modern science, and, in this context, one of the turn­ ing points, as we will see in this volume, has been the discovery of the chemi­ cal agents known as the benzodiazepines.

Editors and Affiliations

  • St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, England

    R. G. Priest

  • Psychiatry Institute, Brazilian Psychiatry Association, Brazil

    U. Vianna Filho

  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd., Basle, Switzerland

    R. Amrein, M. Skreta

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Benzodiazepines

  • Book Subtitle: Today and Tomorrow

  • Editors: R. G. Priest, U. Vianna Filho, R. Amrein, M. Skreta

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7238-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: MTP Press Limited 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-7240-0Published: 18 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7238-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 293

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology

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