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| Genre/Form: | Popular works Popular Works Ouvrages de vulgarisation |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Samuel H Barondes |
| ISBN: | 0195151305 9780195151305 |
| OCLC Number: | 50676982 |
| Description: | xiv, 219 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | A note on drug names -- Prologue -- pt. 1. Sweet oblivious antidotes -- 1. Clara's secret -- 2. The first blockbuster -- 3. The road to Prozac -- 4. Mother's little helper -- 5. A spectacular improvement -- pt. 2. Better psychotherapeutic drugs -- 6. Martha's panic -- 7. Gene variants -- 8. Animal psychiatry -- 9. Personalized psychiatric drugs -- 10. Little things in hand -- 11. Clara's prospects -- appendix. Trade names of psychiatric drugs -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Samuel H. Barondes. |
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Abstract:
"But Barondes reminds us that, like the originals, current psychiatric drugs don't always work, and often have negative side effects. Furthermore, none were crafted as remedies for known brain abnormalities. In contrast, the design of the drugs of the future will be based on a different approach: an understanding of the molecular mechanisms that give rise to specific patterns of mental symptoms. Using colorful examples of contemporary research, he shows how it is gradually leading to a new generation of psychiatric medications." "A lucid evaluation of psychopharmacology, Better Than Prozac offers a deep understanding of psychiatric drugs for people who take them, those who are considering them, and those who are just fascinated by the powerful effects of these simple chemicals on our thoughts and our feelings."--Jacket.
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