Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology


Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications [Hardcover]

Author: Stephen M. Stahl | Language: English | ISBN: 1107025982 | Format: PDF, EPUB

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications
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With this fully revised fourth edition, Dr Stahl returns to the essential roots of what it means to become a neurobiologically empowered psychopharmacologist, expertly guided in the selection and combination of treatments for individual patients in practice. Embracing the unifying themes of 'symptom endophenotypes', dimensions of psychopathology that cut across syndromes, and 'symptoms and circuits', every aspect of the text has been updated to the frontiers of current knowledge, with the clarity of explanation and illustration that only Dr Stahl can bring. Integrating much of the basic neuroscience into the clinical chapters, and with major additions in the areas of psychosis, antipsychotics, antidepressants, impulsivity, compulsivity and addiction, this is the single most readily readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms. This remains the essential text for all students and professionals in mental health seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, and to anticipate the future for novel medications.
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  • Hardcover: 628 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 4 edition (May 27, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1107025982
  • ISBN-13: 978-1107025981
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
When I had first read Dr. Stahl's Essential Pharmacology (3rd Ed.), I was absolutely fascinated with the presentation and wished that psychopharmacology was taught this way in medical school.

This latest edition does not disappoint either.

When the book arrived in the mail I was quite curious why the packaging for it was not as thick as I expected (readers of Stahl know how thick the previous edition was). That's because the book has been reformatted into a larger page size and some redundancy in the chapters was eliminated. I have to say I really like the new format; it's not quite a full sized textbook and in my opinion is perfect because neither textbook nor smaller-sized (yet Bible thickness) lend themselves to ease of transport.

As far as the actual content goes, readers will find that the book is very similar yet significantly updated as to not feel like one is reviewing the same book as the previous edition. I have only thus far given the book a cursory overview, but the ambiguities I noticed in the previous edition have been seemingly cleared up. Another fantastic aspect of the new edition is a more in depth analysis of specific receptor subtypes.

Dr. Stahl continues to show his great insight in biological psychiatry, and I highly rate his series!
By Dave
this is far and away the most effective text for teaching students about psychopharmacology. it is clearly written for the educated "naive" in a graduate program, i.e., those students familiar with brain functions to a certain extent and needing to drill down more deeply to understand medications, pharmacy, and behavior connections.
By Joan

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