Figure 3-1. Ligand-gated ion channel gatekeeper. This schematic shows a ligand-gated ion channel. In panel A, a receptor is serving as a molecular gatekeeper that acts on instruction from neurotransmission…
Figure 2-1. The molecular targets of psychotropic drugs. There are only a few major sites of action for the wide expanse of psychotropic drugs utilized in clinical practice. Approximately one-third…
Pain An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage Acute pain Pain that is of short duration and…
Figure 8-1. Mania-minded treatments. Although the ideal “mood stabilizer” would treat both mania and bipolar depression while also preventing episodes of either pole, in reality there is as yet no…
