Psychopharmacology — Pocket Guide A6

Fundamentals
Synaptic mechanisms of action with twelve numbered sites of action · Key linking site of action to drug class · Pharmacokinetics: ADME, important CYP enzymes, interactions, half-lives, therapeutic drug monitoring · Neurotransmitters with function and mode of action

Drug classes and active substances
Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclic and tetracyclic, MAO inhibitors, NaSSAs, melatonergic, multimodal, NDRIs, SARIs) · Mood stabilisers · First- and second-generation and depot antipsychotics · Anxiolytics and hypnotics · ADHD medication · Anti-dementia drugs · Medication for addictive disorders

Further overviews
Expected onset of action compared · Stepped care using depression as an example · Monitoring by drug class · Duration of treatment by disorder · Discontinuation and switching · Special populations · Drug-related syndromes

Format A6 · 105 × 148 mm · 28 pages · ring binding · in German

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