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Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology

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Pharmacology is the science concerned with the interactions between chemical substances and living creatures. A chemical substance that interacts with animals is termed a “pharmacological agent”; it is also referred to colloquially as a “drug.” Psychopharmacology is the branch of neuropharmacology concerned more specifically with pharmaceutical agents that exert an effect on the central nervous system (CNS) and modify mental processes. Their specific purpose is the abolition or amelioration of psychopathological syndromes and mental disorders.

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Laboratory for Clinical Neurobiology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstr. 15, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    Manfred Gerlach PhD

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  2. Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und, Würzburg, Germany

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  3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    Laurence Greenhill

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Gerlach, M. (2014). Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology. In: Gerlach, M., Warnke, A., Greenhill, L. (eds) Psychiatric Drugs in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1501-5_1

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