Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology
- Adam Prus - Northern Michigan University, USA
To help readers develop an appreciation of the development of drug treatments and neuroscience over time, the book provides historical background, covering major topics in psychopharmacology, including discussion on newer drugs and recent trends in drug use. Pedagogical features at the forefront of the latest scholarship of teaching and learning are integrated throughout the text to ensure readers are able to easily process and understand the material.
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