Fourth Edition
by Philip G. Janicak
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.
Features:
- State-of-the-art approaches to individualizing treatment for each patient
- The recently FDA-approved use of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression
- Clinical applications of electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation, including indications, dosage, variations in treatment, and administration
- Risks and benefits of psychopharmacotherapy for the pregnant, child, adolescent, geriatric, and dementia patient
- Up-to-the-minute therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, dementia, conduct disorders, and more
- Plus current information on the relevant treatment principles for all major classes of psychotropic drugs, including mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and adverse effects
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
- 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 Populatioins
Glossary
Index
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