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050 0 0 _aRM315
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100 1 _aStein, Dan J.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPhilosophy of psychopharmacology :
_bsmart pills, happy pills, and pepp pills /
_cDan J. Stein.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aPsychopharmacology -- a remarkable development -- Philosophical questions raised by psychopharmacology -- How to think about science, language, and medicine : classical, critical, and integrated perspectives -- Conceptual questions about psychotropics -- Explanatory questions about psychotropics -- Moral questions about psychotropics.
520 _aPsychotropic agents have been effective for the treatment of the emotional, and cognitive symptoms of serious psychiatric disorders. At the same time, the availability of such agents raises questions about the appropriate use of what might be termed 'smart pills', 'happy pills', or 'pep pills'. This volume argues that developments in modern psychopharmacology raise a range of important philosophical questions, and may ultimately change the way we think about ourselves. It provides a framework for addressing important philosophical issues in psychiatry and psychopharmacology. The approach is a naturalistic one, drawing on theory and data from modern cognitive-affective neuroscience and attempts to address objective and subjective aspects of psychiatric disorders, to integrate our knowledge of mechanisms and meanings, and to provide a balanced view of the good and the bad of psychotropics.
650 0 _aPsychopharmacology
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aPsychotropic drugs.
650 0 _aPsychotherapy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521856522
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511544286
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