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Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications is a comprehensive book on the scientific study of the effects drugs on the human psychology. The book covers: chemical neurotransmission, transporters, receptors, and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action, ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action Dementia and its treatment, and other topics related to the subject. It explains how drugs affect the human psyche and how they can be used to treat psychological disorders. It contains detailed coverage of several case studies and is an indispensable book for all psychologists. About Stephen Stahl Stephen Stahl is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine. A graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Stahl trained in three specialties: internal medicine at the University of Chicago; neurology at the University of California in San Francisco; and psychiatry at Stanford University. He has been recognized by the National Institute of Mental Health, by the Veterans Administration and by the pharmaceutical industry. He has also written: Essential Psychopharmacology Prescriber's Guide.