1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963651703321

Autore

Hanson James Ralph

Titolo

Chemistry and medicines : an introductory text / / James R. Hanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : RSC Pub., , 2006

©2006

ISBN

9781788018265

1788018265

9781628701401

1628701404

9781847555403

1847555403

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 156 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

615/.19

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

General principles of medicinal chemistry Neurotransmitters as targets Medicinal chemistry and the central nervous system Local and circulatory hormone targets Anti-infective agents Cancer chemotherapy

Sommario/riassunto

Medicinal chemistry incorporates bio-organic chemistry, organic synthetic methods, physical organic chemistry and organic reaction mechanisms. These areas of chemistry are crucial to the design and synthesis of new drugs, both in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Chemistry and Medicines: An Introductory Text provides a general introduction to this fascinating subject. The first chapters contain a brief historical introduction followed by a description of the chemical features involved in the adsorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of a drug.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973438803321

Titolo

Comparative treatments of depression / / Mark A. Reinecke, Michael R. Davison, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., 2002

ISBN

1-280-82336-4

9786610823369

0-8261-2115-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (526 p.)

Collana

Springer series on comparative treatments for psychological disorders

Altri autori (Persone)

ReineckeMark A

DavisonMichael R

Disciplina

616.85/2706

Soggetti

Depression, Mental - Treatment

Psychotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; CH 1. Alternative Treatments of Depression: Points of Convergence and Divergence; CH 2. Treatment for Depression: What the Research Says; CH 3. Cultural Considerations for Understanding, Assessing and Treating Depressive Experience and Disorder; CH 4. The Case of Nancy; CH 5. Individual Psychology of Depression; CH 6. An Object Relations View of Depression; CH 7. A Self Psychology Approach for Depression; CH 8. Supportive-Expressive Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression; CH 9. Behaviourial Therapy of Depression

CH 10. Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy for Depression: Achieving Unconditional Self-AcceptanceCH 11. Cognitive Therapies of Depression: A Modularized tratment Approach; CH 12. Schema-Focused Therapy for Depression; CH 13. Interpersonal Psychotherapy; CH 14. Couple and Family Therapy; CH 15. Integrative Conceptualization and Treatment of Depression; CH 16. Psychopharmacology of Major Depression; CH 17. Comparative Treatments of Depression: Entering the Zen Garden; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Compares and contrasts alternative models of and treatment approaches to clinical depression. This book analyzes a case and



provides: an overview of the treatment model; empirical evidence for both the model and treatment derived from it; and, treatment strategies and interventions, including termination issues and relapse prevention.