Current Antipsychotics

It turned out that that this endeavor could not be covered by a single volume. We thank the editorial board and the publishers for supporting ourdecision to prepare two volumes: Current Antipsychotics and Novel Antischizophrenia Treatments. These topics cannot really be separated from one another an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gross, Gerhard (Editor), Geyer, Mark A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Dopaminergic dysfunction in psychotic disorders.- Role of dopamine D2 receptors for antipsychotic activity
  • Dopamine receptor signaling pathways and antipsychotics
  • Serotonergic mechanisms as targets for existing and novel antipsychotics
  • Antipsychotics in the treatment of psychoses during development
  • Weight gain and metabolic disturbances induced by antipsychotic treatments
  • Medical needs in the treatment of psychotic disorders
  • Antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar disorders
  • Pharmacogenomics of antipsychotics
  • Drug interactions and drug monitoting of antipsychotics
  • Delivery systems and dosing for antipsychotics
  • Imaging as tool to investigate psychoses and antipsychotics
  • Biomarkers for antipsychotic therapies
  • Behavioral animal models of antipsychotic drug actions.