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Glutamate-based Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders
Phil . Ed(S): Skolnick
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Description for Glutamate-based Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders
Hardback. This volume offers a unique, contemporary overview of preclinical and clinical evidence that modulating glutamatergic tone is an effective means of treating psychiatric disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and drug abuse. Editor(s): Skolnick, Phil. Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; MMH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 491.
Both metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors present attractive “druggable” targets in treating disorders of the central nervous system. There has been a dramatic shift in the focus of glutamate-based therapies away from neurologic disorders such as stroke and traumatic brain injury to the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This “Milestones in Drug Therapy” volume offers a unique, contemporary overview of preclinical and clinical evidence that modulating glutamatergic tone is an effective means of treating psychiatric disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and drug abuse. The ability to treat diseases such as depression and schizophrenia through multiple, glutamate-based mechanisms ... Read more
Both metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors present attractive “druggable” targets in treating disorders of the central nervous system. There has been a dramatic shift in the focus of glutamate-based therapies away from neurologic disorders such as stroke and traumatic brain injury to the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This “Milestones in Drug Therapy” volume offers a unique, contemporary overview of preclinical and clinical evidence that modulating glutamatergic tone is an effective means of treating psychiatric disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and drug abuse. The ability to treat diseases such as depression and schizophrenia through multiple, glutamate-based mechanisms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Series
Milestones in Drug Therapy
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034602402
SKU
V9783034602402
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Reviews for Glutamate-based Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders
From the reviews: “This book summarizes the translational research in the development of glutamate-based approaches to treat psychiatric disorders. Written and edited by an international group of researchers, it is an important addition to the psychiatric literature. … The intended audience includes psychiatric researchers and psychiatrists. Neuroscientists interested in the treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders also would benefit ... Read more