New psychoactive drugs

Many psychologists function in mental health clinics and mental institutions where psychoactive drugs are prescribed and administered or treat patients in therapy for whom psychoactive drugs have been prescribed. Six years ago, psychoactive drugs available to patients and physicians were reviewed for psychologists (Murray, 1978). The variety of psychoactive drugs is greater now, and this review summarizes their impact on the brain and the nervous system and describes their effects on patients' behavior.