Information for patients covers most major psychotherapeutic drugs, including the conditions they are prescribed to treat, how they work, and necessary precautions. Information undated.

A chronological overview of the spread of drug use throughout history, presented by the Drug Dependence Research Center at UCSF.

An article about the relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and "chemical imbalances".

The APA's page dedicated to drugs, medication and substance abuse. An online newsletter, public policy advisories, action alerts, web resources.

APA article and resources regarding psychiatric medications.

Journal on psychiatric medication. The first issue is free and available online.

How do antidepressants work? TCAs, SSRIs, RIMAs, psychopharmacological options and choices, Bupropion Amineptine, Reboxetine, Nefazodone, Mirtazapine, Venlafaxine Antidepressants, Tranylcypromine, medication for Atypical Depression and Retarded Depression .

A guide to psychiatric medications from first-hand experience, anecdotal evidence and personal research.

The effects of various antidepressant drugs.

Information about grouped medications, including (in addition to conventional medications, such as anti-depressants) pediatric drugs, unapproved treatment drugs and herbal supplements.

A compendium of information on psychopharmacology and the drug treatment of individuals with psychiatric disorders.

Textbook of behavioral pharmacology, by C. R. Timmons and L. W. Hamilton, freely available in its entirety.

Usage, dosage, side effects of psychiatric medications including ADHD medications, antidepressants, antipsychotics and antianxiety medications

Columns dealing with various issues in psychopharmacology. Free registration is required.

Substance-related disorders, psychophysiology, neurology, consumer health, bibliography. Links to related fields and professional societies.

Medication articles: mood boosters, SSRIs, antidepressants, psychotropic medications, medications for low-income people.

Online book about the latest developments in neuropsychopharmacology by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Information about medications used to treat mental disorders.

Psychopharmacology - the Study of Psychiatric Drugs: research abstracts, recommended reading,ethics, geriatric psychopharmacology, recreational drugs, forensics, neuropsychiatry and links.

Information about clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies, Central Nervous System medications in all mental disorders, with emphasis on in bipolar disorders and schizophrenia, and psychopharmacological news.

Project MED booklets - table of contents of psychopharmacological medication guides.

Peter R. Breggin, M.D., presents his views about the potential dangers of SSRIs, psychostimulants, benzodiazepines, antipsychotic drugs, electroshock, and other treatments. Books available for sale.

Links to information on specific psychiatric medications and to psychopharmacological web sites.Maintained by the Northern County Psychiatric Association.

Reviewed links to sites dealing with specific medications, pharmaceutical companies, and online pharmacological databases.

A basic psychopharmacology course material on slides.

These tips are just that -- tips -- and not (with some exceptions) the results of scientific studies. They should not be construed as providing diagnosis, medical advice, or treatment.

Analyses of the comparative effectiveness, side effects and toxicity of psychotropic drugs with emphases on serotonin syndrome and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

Daily and monthly updates of Medline research articles about psychiatric medications, mostly antidepressants.

Brief definition of neuropharmacology and psychopharmacology and surveys of the most commonly used drugs that originate as stimulant plants.

Mood-brighteners and antidepressants - pharmacological abstracts, couched in an unorthodox life philosophy.

Article regarding the neuropsychopharmacology of personality disorders.

A textbook of psychopharmacology: disorders, medical treatments and specific drugs and medication regimes.