Atypical Antipsychotics (Medical Psychiatry)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
1 Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: Theories of Mechanism of Action......Page 13
2 Probing the “Receptorome” Unveils the Receptor Pharmacology of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 28
3 Neurophysiological Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 50
4 Behavioral Models of Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Action in Rodents......Page 67
5 Metabolic Regulation and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 93
6 The Nosology of the Psychotic Disorders......Page 124
7 Acute Efficacy of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 142
8 Long-Term Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Safety of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 168
9 Assessing the Effects of Atypical Antipsychotics on the CNS Utilizing Neuroimaging......Page 198
10 Evolving Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Childhood Psychiatric Conditions......Page 214
11 Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs for the Treatment of Affective Disorders......Page 241
12 New Targets for Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 275
Index......Page 293