Antidepressants: Past, Present and Future
. Ed(S): Preskorn, Sheldon H.; Stanga, Christina Y.; Feighner, John P.; Ross, Ruth
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paperback. With contribution by numerous experts Editor(s): Preskorn, Sheldon H.; Stanga, Christina Y.; Feighner, John P.; Ross, Ruth. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 627 pages, 44 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; PS; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 868.
This book is being published as we mark the end of the first 50 years of the modern antidepressant era. This era began with the chance discovery that tri- clic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors had antidepressant p- perties. That discovery had three consequences. First, it brought simple and effective treatment to patients suffering from major depressive illnesses. Second, these discoveries, together with the discovery of lithium and chlorpromazine, began the remedicalization of psychiatry by making it clear that the treatment of many of the major psychiatric illnesses can be approached in the same way as other medical conditions. However, ... Read more
This book is being published as we mark the end of the first 50 years of the modern antidepressant era. This era began with the chance discovery that tri- clic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors had antidepressant p- perties. That discovery had three consequences. First, it brought simple and effective treatment to patients suffering from major depressive illnesses. Second, these discoveries, together with the discovery of lithium and chlorpromazine, began the remedicalization of psychiatry by making it clear that the treatment of many of the major psychiatric illnesses can be approached in the same way as other medical conditions. However, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Germany
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Number of Pages
615
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642621352
SKU
V9783642621352
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