BookRobert H. Chew, Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky.
Summary: "Designed and organized to answer the most common questions that patients have about their psychiatric medications, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications, Third Edition, emphasizes clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of information. From Valium and Ativan to Prozac and Adderall, more than 70 medications from all of the major classes are discussed under eight key sections."--Back cover.
Contents:
Antianxiety medications
Medications for insomnia
Antidepressents
Mood stabilizers
First-generation antipsychotics
Second generation antipsychotics
Psychostimulants
Nonstimulants for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Medications for Dementia
Medications for subtance use disorders.