Drug discovery for schizophrenia /
Since the pioneering pharmacotherapy for treatment of schizophrenia in the 1950s by antipsychotics, only a few major innovations have been made, pointing to a general stagnation in the field of pharmacology of schizophrenia. Drug Discovery for Schizophrenia covers new insights in the field of schizo...
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Royal Society of Chemistry,
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Publisher Address: | [Cambridge] : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
RSC drug discovery ;
44 |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782622499 |
Summary: |
Since the pioneering pharmacotherapy for treatment of schizophrenia in the 1950s by antipsychotics, only a few major innovations have been made, pointing to a general stagnation in the field of pharmacology of schizophrenia. Drug Discovery for Schizophrenia covers new insights in the field of schizophrenia with an aim to advance the understanding of scientists and clinicians in this area and to fuel drug discovery. The book outlines a change in the way schizophrenia is treated by moving away from focusing only on treating symptoms in patients. Innovative drugs emerge from deeper comprehension of the pathological processes that emerge earlier in life, hence, providing strategies for preventative therapy to alter the course of this mental disorder. Amongst other current topics, the book covers new findings in genetics and epigenetics, progress in animal models for schizophrenia and the usage of induced pluripotent stem cells. The combination of these important areas benefit psychiatric neuroscience, filling the gaps in the knowledge of neurobiology of schizophrenia and providing novel perspectives for future drug development. |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
ISBN: |
9781782622499 1782622497 9781782625049 1782625046 1782620265 9781782620266 |
Index Number: | RC514 |
CLC: | R749.3 |