Neuropsychopharmacology: The Fifth Generation of Progress

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Summary: the bridging gap
Review: This is an excellent text on the basic neuosciences and the clinical correlations in pharmacological understanding of the psychiatric disorders.The book raises the fundamental issue of diagnosis which is currently still an uphill task even for an experienced clinician because of the inherent limitations in the understanding of the factors leading on to the current presentation of the disorder.The neuroscientific understanding of the various conditions and drugs used and developed thereof is the hallmark of this standard text. It is essential for any clinician who wants to excel in the practice of pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders.