Author : Keh-Ming Lin
Publisher : American Psychiatric Association Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Psychopharmacology and Psychobiology of Ethnicity by : Keh-Ming Lin
Download or read book Psychopharmacology and Psychobiology of Ethnicity written by Keh-Ming Lin and published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until several decades ago, few studies were conducted on the differences among individual responses to pharmacologic agents. Then, in the 1950s and 1960s, enzyme induction was discovered, and it became apparent that the intake of certain foods or drugs could adaptively modify drug metabolism and, therefore, drug response. Now researchers are beginning to realize how both adaptive and genetic forces may cause pharmacological distinctions among human populations once separated by distance or geographical boundaries. Psychopharmacology and Psychobiology of Ethnicity provides a unique overview of how ethnically defined populations respond to psychoactive drugs. Its renowned contributors review and summarize our current knowledge of ethnic differences and similarities among patients in response to psychotropic drugs.