5. Basic concepts of neurotransmission

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword xvii
5. Contributors xix
6. Abbreviations xxi
7. 1. Introduction – Adolescent medicine: Pharmacotherapeutics in general, mental, and sexual health 1
8. 2. Overview on adolescence 9
9. 3. Concepts of health care in adolescents in the twenty-first century 39
10. 4. Principles of pharmacology 55
11. 5. Basic concepts of neurotransmission 67
12. 6. Genetics and adolescent medicine 79
13. 7. Concepts of emergency care 93
14. 8. Concepts of surgical disorders in adolescents 99
15. 9. Concepts of psychotherapy in adolescents 145
16. Mental Health
17. 10. Substance abuse disorders 157
18. 11. Pharmacotherapy of adolescent attention deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder 201
19. 12. Disorders of disruption, violence, and cognitive abilities 227
20. 13. Mood disorders 243
21. 14. Anxiety disorders 255
22. 15. Schizophrenia 269
23. Sexual and Gynecologic Health
24. 16. The adolescent breast 285
25. 17. Menstrual disorders in the adolescent female 301
26. 18. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) 331
27. 19. Contraception in adolescents 361
28. 20. Adolescent pregnancy 387
29. Acknowledgments
30. 21. About the editors 401
31. 22. About the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University/ Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 403
32. 23. About the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States 405
33. 24. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel 407
34. Index 411