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Research on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) has exploded over the past decade and nowhere have the implications been more far-reaching than in psychiatry. Through the introduction of radioligand binding techniques, a bewildering variety of central 5-HT receptors has been revealed, and powerful new families of centrally active drugs have emerged. For example, our understanding of and the treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has been transformed in a very few years. This book is the result of a meeting of the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum. Its free-ranging cut and thrust and the many good ideas presented cannot fail to be of interest to neuroscientists, pharmacologists, psychiatrists, and all those who wish to keep abreast of this rapidly moving area of research.
This volume investigates the evolving role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in psychiatric pathology and the subsequent development of targeted pharmacological interventions. The authors, representing a collaborative effort from the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum, synthesize emerging research on receptor binding and neurochemical pathways. By examining the intersection of biochemical discovery and clinical application, the text argues that advancements in 5-HT research provide a framework for understanding complex psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a significant record of the rapid advancements in neuro-psychopharmacology during the period of its publication. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which serves as a valuable resource for specialists and researchers in the field.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
1991-03-28
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192620118
ISBN-13:
9780192620118
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