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Drugs, the brain, and behavior
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- Book Synopsis
- This third edition of Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the brain and explores the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence.Dr Brick provides definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs. Topics include: how psychoactive drugs affect cognition, behavior, and emotion; the brain/behavior relationship; the specific effects of major addictive and psychoactive drug groups; new definitions and thinking about abuse and dependence; and the medical uses of drugs, such as cannabinoids. A new chapter on biobehavioral markers explores how markers can guide the clinician in the diagnosis of some disorders. This book offers a quick reference guide which uses a balance of instruction, illustrations, tables, and formulas, that will give you a broad, lasting introduction to this intriguing subject.Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior is an invaluable resource for students in the field, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, physicians and other health care professionals.
- About The Author
- John Brick, Ph.D., M.A., F.A.P.A. is a highly published author in psychopharmacology and the biomedical effects of alcohol and other drugs, national and international lecturer, and neuroscience trained research scientist in biological psychology.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781032419787
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (26 March 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 296
- Weight
- 560 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 229 x 21 mm
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