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            Sleeping occupies about 1/3 of our entire lifetime, and so it is obviously important for that reason alone. Sleep also helps repair and renew our bodies when we are in a resting state. When proper sleep occurs, we awaken refreshed and ready to start the day. However, many people do not get a good night’s sleep, and then do not wake up with the energy and vitality they should have. When insomnia symptoms start affecting the rest of someone’s life, it’s time to think about treatment options.             At first, sleep is usually light, and then later is deeper, but it’s not deep throughout the…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9781572244351Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis short and easy-to-understand book offers all the information you need about the use of psychoactive medications in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychological disorders. The book is organized by disorders most commonly encountered in young people, like ADD, depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, learning disorders, and psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. Each chapter includes diagnosis criteria for each problem, treatment indications and contraindications, and notes for monitoring, evaluation, and follow-up care. The…. Click Here to Read More

Guarana is naturally occurring plant that is found in the Amazon rain forest, primarily in Brazil and Venezuela.  It is a shrub type plant that has red fruit with small black seeds in it.  These seeds are the “secret” of this plant.  The guarana seed is rich in the caffeine chemical guaranine and other natural substances.  It is these seeds that are used for guarana extract, whether it is in the form of a supplement, energy drink, or tea.  There are many uses for guarana such as energy supplementation, diet purposes, cognitive improvements and more.Guarana is a type of caffeine.  A single serving of guarana can have up to 350mg of caffeine.  A guarana seed has…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9781585623549Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionStudy Guide to Psychopharmacology is a question-and-answer companion that allows you to evaluate your mastery of the subject matter as you progress through The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology, Fourth Edition. The Study Guide is made up of 368 questions divided into 67 individual quizzes of 5 10 questions each that correspond to chapters in the Textbook. Questions are followed by an Answer Guide that references relevant text (including the page number) in the Textbook to allow quick access to needed information. Each answer is accompanied by a discussion…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9780205440054Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionComprehensive, practical and concise, this text provides a thorough and up-to-date presentation of psychopharmacology in language that students and professors will embrace. This text is a practical, easy to read depiction of the world of psychopharmacology written for non-medical helping professionals. Filled with ample explanations and examples, it utilizes a familiar writing style that is non-threatening and easily understood by students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It covers ALL topics encountered by therapists in the field. Basic Psychopharmacology for…. Click Here to Read More

1. Fact: glucose is the primary human source of energy. It travels in your blood circulation. 2. Fact: eating or drinking glucose prior to testing improves memory recall up to 50%. 3. Fact: Human ability to regulate glucose supply starts going South (deteriorating) at age 35. Deal-with-it. Google: Dr. Sandra Suram-Lea, Lancaster University. Her team tested 60 college students on recall of words on a list after 30 minutes and 24 hours. The group taking glucose before or after seeing the list produced significant (up to 50%)  improvement. There is an improvement in how new memories are formed in the hippocampus of the brain. The sugar or starch in digesting carbohydrates is converted into…. Click Here to Read More

Nicotine itself is not addictive, but it is responsible for releasing dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reinforcements in the brain, thus inducing addictive tendencies in humans. Nicotine is a chemical found in tobacco leaf, the main ingredient in cigarettes and is said to cause addiction and disease in cigarette smokers, (World Health Organization (WHO)). Nicotine mimics the activities of acetylcholine, a naturally occurring neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and the nerve-muscle junction of skeletal muscles. Acetylcholine is responsible for excitability, which causes increase heart rate, alertness, and reaction times, (Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1989;…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionIt has been many decades since “the talking cure” was the lone weapon in the psychiatrist’s armamentarium, which now includes a plethora of psychotropic medications. In recent years, however, there has been unprecedented growth and expansion of both available psychiatric drugs and approved usages. Pharmaceutical corporations make enormous investments in the research and development of these medications, while patients—ever more savvy and informed—anxiously await the release of new, potentially effective drugs. In this dynamic and demanding environment, it is essential that practitioners stay abreast of both new medications and promising treatment…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis new Digital Edition of Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology, Third Edition includes both the Book and one year, single-user access to the new, user-friendly, feature-laden site that integrates the content of the Third Edition, the Prescriber’s Guide and much, much more. Buy the book, scratch off the code, and have access to all of the online features for a full year. This Digital Edition includes the new Third Edition of the bestseller in Psychopharmacology plus one-year of full, single-user access to a brand new site that integrates this book and The Prescriber’s Guide into one must-have resource for anyone in Psychopharmacology. The site features: •…. Click Here to Read More

I have a research paper to write for my psychopharm class and cannot think of a topic. It can be pretty much anything, the examples we were given were like: “Why are stimulants used to treat ADHD in children?” or “Harmful and Beneficial effects of steroid use and abuse.” etc…. But of course I cannot use those. So if you have any good ideas, I could use the help….. Click Here to Read More

In 1990 one of us published with his colleagues a paper suggesting that a specific genetic anomaly was linked to alcoholism (Blum et al. 1990). Unfortunately it was often erroneously reported that they had found the “alcoholism gene,” implying that there is a one-to-one relation between a gene and a specific behavior. Such misinterpretations are common-readers may recall accounts of an “obesity gene,” or a “personality gene.” Needless to say, there is no such thing as a specific gene for alcoholism, obesity or a particular type of personality. However, it would be naive to assert the opposite, that these aspects of human behavior are not associated with any particular genes. Rather the…. Click Here to Read More