Ethno-psychopharmacology: Advances in Current

No one reacts or responds to a drug in exactly the same way, just as no two persons are exactly alike. Individual and ethnic differences in drug response have been consistently found in clinical practice. This book covers all the important factors that explain how and why drug treatments used in psychiatry affect individuals and ethnic groups differently. It will increase understanding of how biological differences interact with social, cultural and environmental factors to bring about overall effects of medications, particularly in individuals from various ethnicities. This book uniquely brings these varied aspects together to consider a holistic approach to drug therapy across diverse biological make-up and cultures. This information has direct practical use in the clinical setting.

List of figures	p. ix
List of tables	p. x
List of contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Culture and psychopathology	p. 5
Culture and ethnicity in psychopharmacotherapy	p. 27
Ethnic differences in psychotropic drug response and pharmacokinetics	p. 38
Pharmacogenetics of ethnic populations	p. 62
Variation in psychotropic responses in the Chinese population	p. 87
Variation in psychotropic responses in the Hispanic population	p. 97
Identifying inter-ethnic variations in psychotropic response in African Americans and other ethnic minorities	p. 111
Complementary medicines in mental disorders	p. 118
Cultural factors and the use of psychotropic medications	p. 123
Outpatient prescribing practices in Asian countries	p. 135
Psychiatric inpatient psychotropic prescribing in East Asia	p. 144
Pharmaco-economic implications for Asia and other economically disadvantaged countries	p. 151
Integrating theory, practice and economics in psychopharmacology	p. 158
Research directions in ethno-psychopharmacology	p. 169
Index	p. 177
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