Principles and practice of psychopharmacotherapy
By: Philip G. Janicak ... [et al.].
Contributors: Janicak, Philip G.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 686
ISBN-13: 9780781760577
Subjects: Mental illness -- Chemotherapy; Psychopharmacology; Mental Disorders -- drug therapy; Psychotropic Drugs -- classification; Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use
Description: Summarizes the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Coverage includes the recently FDA-approved use of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression and current clinical guidelines on electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation, including indications, dosage, variations in treatment, and administration. Other topics addressed include the risks and benefits of psychopharmacotherapy for the pregnant, child, adolescent, geriatric, and dementia patient, and up-to-the-minute strategies for treating schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, dementia, and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; title: Assessment of drug efficacy and relevant clinical issues; title: Indications for antipsychotics; title: Treatment with antipsychotics; title: Indications for antidepressants; title: Treatment with antidepressants; title: Treatment with electroconvulsive therapy and other device-based therapies; title: Indications for mood stabilizers; title: Treatment with mood stabilizers; title: Indications for antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic agents; title: Treatment with antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic agents; title: Assessment and treatment of anxiety-related disorders; title: Psychopharmacotherapy in early life; title: Psychopharmacotherapy in later life; title: Psychopharmacotherapy in special populations.