Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications (5th Edition )

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The much-anticipated fifth edition of Dr. Stahl's indispensable textbook on psychopharmacology has finally arrived, and it has long held the position of being the most authoritative source in its domain. This book is the single most readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms for all students and mental health professionals who are seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, as well as to anticipate the future for novel medications. Its use of icons and figures that form Dr. Stahl's one-of-a-kind ‘visual language' contributes to this. Every component of the book has been brought up to date, and Dr. Stahl's trademark clarity of explanation has been infused throughout. The new edition includes over 500 new or updated figures, an intuitive color scheme, fourteen new uses for older drugs and eighteen brand new drugs, coverage of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, behavioral symptoms of dementia, and mixed features in major depressive episodes, and expanded information on the medical uses of cannabis and hallucinogen assisted psychotherapy. In addition, the new edition includes coverage of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, behavioral symptoms of dementia, and mixed features in major depressive episodes.