Peter B. Dews and pharmacological studies on behavior.

Centennial Perspective

The publications by Peter B. Dews of a series of five articles entitled “Studies on Behavior”, beginning in 1955 and ending in 1959, were contributions of extraordinary significance in laying a foundation for the emergence of the discipline of behavioral pharmacology. The series of articles were rigorous in their approach, dramatic in terms of the results, and provocative in their implications....

1 Behavioral Pharmacology : Issues of Reductionism and Causality

A comparative study of the effect of a series of aromatic acids on the ascorbic acid content of the adrenal gland.

I. The Pharmacology of No. 48-80, a Long-Acting Vasodepressor Drug. Peter B. Dews, A. Lloyd Wnuck, R. V. Fanelli, Amos E. Light, John A. Tornaben, Stata Norton, C. H. Ellis and Edwin J. De Beer 1 II. Studies on the Relationship of Metabolic Fate and Hormonal Effects of d,l-Methadone to the Development of Drug Tolerance. Chen-Y#{252} Sung, E. Leong Way and Kenneth G. Scott 12 III. The Action of ...

Effectiveness of Non-pharmacological Interventions on Stereotyped and Repetitive Behaviors in Preschool Children With Autism: A Systematic Review

Objective: The present study aimed to review the literature on non-pharmacological interventions used to treat stereotyped and repetitive behaviors by a systematic method. Methods: Two authors independently performed a search strategy on Medline/PubMed, Scopus and PsycINFO on English articles published up to April 23, 2014 with relevant search keywords. We also reviewed the bibliographies of...

Peter B . Dews ( 1922 – 2012 )

Peter B. Dews is generally regarded as the ‘father’ of behavioural pharmacology and is especially famous for his early interactions with B. F. Skinner and the introduction of quantitative measurement to the discipline in the 1950s. He was British, being born in Yorkshire, and undertook early medical training at the University of Leeds. He worked under well-known pharmacologists in the UK such a...