Neuropsychopharmacology

Dr. Moini is an international author of 38 medical textbooks for various publishers including Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Cengage Learning, and Routledge. In addition to continuing his venture as an author, he has been a professor for over 40 years. He is a retired professor with the Eastern Florida State College Science & Health Department. Previously, Dr. Moini was an assistant professor at Tehran University Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. For 18 years, he was the Director of Epidemiology for the Brevard County Health Department. He was also Director of Allied Health at Everest University for 15 years. Dr. LoGalbo is a Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida, where he teaches graduate coursework and conducts applied research in the clinical psychology (PsyD) program. He is also the clinical director and primary supervisor of Florida Tech's Sports Concussion Management Program, and the clinical neuropsychology director at the Health First Florida Memory Disorder Clinic. Previously, he was in clinical practice at Florida Hospital (AdventHealth) in Orlando, serving both inpatients and outpatients through the Neuroscience Institute and Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Educationally, he earned a PhD in medical/clinical psychology with a focus on neuropsychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Schnellmann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, at the University of Arizona. She is also Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She is the author of seven books, on topics including cardiovascular pharmacology and strategies for gaining admission to professional school. She teaches medical, graduate, and undergraduate students across several courses in toxicology and pharmacology.

*4 stars* "...combines principles of neuroscience with an emphasis on the treatment of both neurological and psychiatric disorders... [with] evolving information from the fields of neurology, biology, and pharmacology. ...[T]he authors address the treatment of various disorders including anxiety, depression, mania, and schizophrenia.... [and] assert that specific therapeutic molecules can be developed to create new medications to treat these disorders by understanding the biological basis of complicated mental conditions and the role of biological alterations leading to abnormalities of emotions and thoughts. [A] welcome diversion from typical texts which focus on only one of these areas. [C]hapters are replete with colorful diagrams and photographs, which complement the text, providing the reader with an overall experience that is both authoritative and attractive to the eye.” — ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Timothy J. Legg, PhD, PsyD, MSN, PMHNP-BC (Legg Counseling and Consulting Services)

• Unit I: Principles of Pharmacology1. Introduction2. Drug Approval and Drug Regulations3. Pharmacokinetics4. Pharmacodynamics5. Drug Toxicity and Pharmacogenomics6. Medication Errors and Risk Reduction7. Drugs of Abuse and Alcohol8. Herbal MedicationsUnit II: Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System9. Review of the Central Nervous System10. Central Nervous System Stimulants11. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs12. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists13. Antiseizure Drugs14. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants15. Anesthetics and Anesthesia Adjuncts16. Pharmacology of Parkinson’s Disease17. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists18. Pharmacology of MigrainesUnit III: Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology19. Review of the Autonomic Nervous System20. Sympathomimetic Drugs21. Sympatholytic Drugs22. Cholinergic and Cholinoceptor Inhibiting Drugs23. Cholinergic BlockersUnit IV: Pharmacology of Psychiatric Disorders24. Pharmacology of Anxiety and Sleep Disorders25. Pharmacology of Depression26. Pharmacology of Bipolar Disorder27. Pharmacology of Schizophrenia28. Pharmacology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderAppendicesA. List of High-Alert MedicationsB. Toxicology Effects on the Nervous SystemC. Practice Exam ID. Practice Exam 2E. Answer Keys