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description: The new edition of this book will continue to provide a comprehensive and clear guide to the uses benefits and impact of psychotropic drugs. The major drug categories are listed and the clinical uses modes of action and side effects of principle drugs in each category are described. The text provides drug names in generic and both UK and US tradenames. In addition to a comprehensive review of drug treatment organised by condition the text also addresses important issues for professionals and their clients concerning consent liability and the management of side- effects and withdrawal. The book provides a readable reference source of essential information for professionals to work with their clients in considering treatment options.
language: English
title: Psychiatric Drugs Explained: For Health Professionals and Users
publisher: Churchill Livingstone