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CONTENTSPrefaceFaculty Disclosurexvxvii1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1Additional Reading 72 BASICS OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 92.1 Introduction 92.1.1 Learning the Language of Pharmacology 92.1.2 Overview 102.2 Normal Human Nervous System 102.2.1 Neuroanatomy: Structure of the Nervous System 112.2.2 Neurophysiology: Function of the Nervous System 142.3 Pathophysiology: Study of What Goes Wrong 192.3.1 What Goes Wrong 202.3.2 Why It Goes Wrong 212.4 Pharmacology 222.4.1 Introduction 222.4.2 Pharmacokinetics 232.4.3 Pharmacodynamics 262.4.4 Predicting Medication Effects 292.4.5 Predicting Drug Interactions 302.5 Putting It All Together 32Additional Reading 343 MOOD DISORDERS 373.1 Introduction 373.2 Major Depressive Disorder 393.2.1 Brief Description and Diagnostic Criteria 393.2.2 Prevalence and Risk Factors 40vii