| Description |
xxiv, 744 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Psychiatric care and contemporary treatment -- Functional neuroanatomy -- The pharmacokinetic basis of therapeutics -- Neuropharmacology and psychotropic drugs -- Culture, ethnicity, and psychopharmacology -- Drugs for schizophrenia and other psychoses -- Drugs for depressive disorders -- Drugs for bipolar disorders -- Drugs for anxiety disorders -- Drugs fordementia and delirium -- Drugs for seizure disorders -- Drugs for insomnia and other sleep disorders -- Drugs for acute psychoses and the violent patient -- Drugs for the treatment of alcoholism and other substance use disorders -- Drugs for sexual dysfunction -- Drugs used for electroconvulsive therapy -- Drugs used for substance abuse -- Drugs used to stimulate and central nervous system -- Drugs used to treat extrapyramidal side effects -- Drugs used in alternative and complementary medicine -- Psychopharmacology for children -- Psychopharmacology for adolescents -- Psychopharmacology for elderly persons |
| Summary |
"A versatile resource for the clinical setting, Psychotropic Drugs, Fourth Edition, is two books in one. It's a quick reference for specific drugs, and a source of in-depth information about psychotropic drugs and drug classes. Part One contains 23 chapters on important psychotropic drugs, disorders, and issues across the lifespan. Part Two provides quick-access profiles for 118 drugs used in psychiatric care. New medications include aripiprazole, atomoxetine, duloxetine, escitalopram, galantamine, lamotrigine (i.e., its newer indications), and memantine."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2001 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy.
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Psychopharmacology.
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Psychotropic drugs.
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Psychopharmacology.
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Mental Disorders -- drug therapy.
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Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacology.
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| Author |
Folks, David G.
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| LC no. |
00002705 |
| ISBN |
0323030203 |
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