BookPhilip G. Janicak, Stephen R. Marder, Mani N. Pavuluri.
Summary: "Fully updated for its Fifth Edition, Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy 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. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of pharmacogenomics, updates on treatments for elderly patients, and discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs used in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
General principles
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
Assessment of drug efficacy and relevant clinical issues
Indications for antipsychotics
Treatment with antipsychotics
Indications for antidepressants
treatment with antidepressants
Therapeutic neuromodulation
Indications for mood stabilizers
Treatment with mood stabilizers
Indications for antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic agents
Treatment with antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic agents
Assessment and treatment of anxiety-related disorders
Psychopharmacotherapy in early life
Psychopharmacotherapy in later life
Psychopharmacotherapy in special populations.