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Title Principles and practice of psychopharmacotherapy / Philip G. Janicak [and others]
Edition 4th ed
Published Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 686 pages) : illustrations
Series LWW Doody's all reviewed collection
Doody's all reviewed collection
Contents Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics -- Assessment of drug efficacy and relevant clinical issues -- Indications for antipsychotics -- Treatment with antipsychotics -- Indications for antidepressants -- Treatment with antidepressants -- Treatment with electroconvulsive therapy and other device-based therapies -- 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
Summary The fully updated Fourth Edition of this comprehensive clinical reference 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 benefi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Mental illness -- Chemotherapy
Psychopharmacology.
Mental Disorders -- drug therapy
Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic Drugs -- classification
Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy
Psychopharmacology
Psychofarmacologie.
Psychische stoornissen.
Geneesmiddelen.
Psychofarmaca.
Form Electronic book
Author Janicak, Philip G
ISBN 0781760577
9780781760577