Handbook of Psychopharmacology: Volume 20 Psychopharmacology of the Aging Nervous System

by Leslie L. Iversen and Susan D. Iversen Leslie L. Iversen

Book Overview

"Psychopharmacology of the Aging Nervous System" was selected as the topic for Volume 20 of the Handbook of PsychopharmacoloffY. Senile dementia is now widely recognized as a medical and social problem likely to reach epidemic proportions by the turn of the century. By that time it is esti- mated that almost 20% of the population in most developed countries will be over the age of 65 and at a conservative estimate 1 in 10 of them will suffer from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461282527
• ISBN13: 9781461282525
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"