Rev. ed. of: Essential psychopharmacology. Cambridge University Press. 2nd ed. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1013-1056) and index.

Structure and function of neurons -- Synaptic neurotransmission and the anatomically addressed nervous system -- Signal transduction and the chemically addressed nervous system -- Transporters and G-protein linked receptors as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Ion channels and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action -- Psychiatric genetics -- Circuits in psychopharmacology -- From circuits to symptoms in psychopharmacology -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Antipsychotic agents -- Mood disorders -- Antidepressants -- Mood stabilizers -- Anxiety and anxiolytics -- Chronic pain, functional somatic syndromes, and their treatment -- Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment -- Disorders of cognition and their treatment -- Disorders of reward, drug abuse, and their treatment.