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Antipsychotics : history, science, and issues / by Kerner, Jeffrey.; McCoy, Bridget,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.ch. 1: Case studies -- Case 1: Jimmy -- Case 2: Bobby -- Case 3: George -- ch.2: What are antipsychotics? -- Psychotic disorders and the symptoms of psychosis -- Treatment of psychosis: from exorcism to antipsychotics -- Typical antipsychotics: the beginning -- Atypical antipsychotics: as the story continues... -- ch.3. Antipsychotics: a brief history -- Early biological remedies: the original antipsychotics -- "A drug in search of an illness": developing antipsychotic medications -- Chlorpromazine rises -- Side effects emerge -- Competition for chlorpromazine -- How antipsychotics are used today: bridging past and future -- ch.4: How antipsychotics work -- Parts of the brain -- What are neurotransmitters and what do they do? -- Neurotransmitters affected by antipsychotics -- Other potential targets -- ch.5: Effects and applications -- Therapeutic effects of antipsychotics -- How well do antipsychotics work? -- Indications for medical use -- Antipsychotic use in special groups -- ch.6: Risks, misuse, and overdose -- Side effects -- Misuse of antipsychotics -- Antipsychotic overdose and toxicity -- ch.7: Production, distribution, and regulation -- Pharmaceutical industry -- Antipsychotics in nursing homes -- Prior authorization -- The unique case of clozapine -- AIMS and metabolic monitoring -- ch.8: The social dimensions of antipsychotics -- Deinstitutionalization -- Antipsychotics and the doctor-patient relationship -- Legal and ethical implications of antipsychotics -- Antipsychotics and political dissent -- Antipsychotics and the elderly -- Antipsychotics and children -- When to treat? The implications of the initiation of antipsychotic treatment -- The business of antipsychotics -- Mental illness and violence -- ch. 9: The future of antipsychotics -- Where are antipsychotics failing? -- Pathophysiology of chronic psychotic disorders -- New medications on the horizon -- Better routes of administration -- Use in nonpsychotic disorders."This text provides a comprehensive analysis of antipsychotic medications, covering historical, social, and scientific viewpoints on this important and controversial class of medications. Covers the class of antipsychotic medications in whole, addressing topics ranging from the medications' history and the science of how they actually work in the body to the social and legal implications of antipsychotics; Provides readers with a holistic understanding of an increasingly important class of medications in an accessible format; Presents an unbiased perspective on a class of medications that has been subject to controversy; Serves both as an authoritative reference book for students and as a useful source of practical information that will appeal to a general adult audience"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Antipsychotic drugs.; Antipsychotic drugs; Psychoses; Antipsychotic Agents.; Psychotic Disorders;
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