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Edited by Alan F. Schatzberg and Charles B. Nemeroff. 896 pp. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1995. $100. ISBN 0-88048-389-X.

Once, one could select from among just about three categories of psychiatric drugs -- antidepressants, major tranquilizers, and minor tranquilizers. The choice depended on whether the patient appeared depressed, looked psychotic, or was feeling nervous. For other problems, there was electroshock therapy or psychoanalysis.

Things have changed. Over the past 20 years, psychopharmacology has grown exponentially, and comprehensive textbooks have barely been able to keep up. Consequently, students have had to rely largely on journal articles, chapters in general textbooks, and problem-oriented primers. The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychopharmacology thus fills a large gap.

This book aims to cover . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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