Psychostimulants as Antidepressants: Worth the Risk?

Craig Russell

Mason Crest Publishers, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 112 pages

Helps you learn what psychostimulants are and why they are sometimes used to help treat depression. This book also shows you the possible risks and side effects of these drugs, as well as their potential for abuse. It also looks at what the future may hold for using psychostimulants as antidepressants.

About the author

Craig Russell was born in England and is also known as Christopher Galt. He is a short story writer and novelist. His special interest in post-war German history is reflected in his Fabel series, which includes historical themes. In 2007 he was awarded the Polizeistern (Police Star) by the Hamburg Police. He is the first non-German to ever receive this award. Russell also won the 2008 CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He was also a finalist for the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Dead Men and Broken Hearts. In 2015 his novel, The Ghosts of Altona won the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year at the Bloody Scotland Festival.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Psychostimulants as Antidepressants: Worth the Risk?; Antidepressants Series
• Author: Craig Russell
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers, 2007
• ISBN: 1422201074, 9781422201077
• Length: 112 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Business & Economics; Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Psychology; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / General; Medical / Pain Management