Download or read book Pharmacological Treatment of Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual attempts to provide simple, adequate and evidence-based information to health care professionals in primary health care especially in low- and middle-income countries to be able to provide pharmacological treatment to persons with mental disorders. The manual contains basic principles of prescribing followed by chapters on medicines used in psychotic disorders; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders; generalized anxiety and sleep disorders; obsessive compulsive disorders and panic attacks; and alcohol and opioid dependence. The annexes provide information on evidence retrieval, assessment and synthesis and the peer view process.
Download or read book Guidelines for the Clinical Evaluation of Antianxiety Drugs written by United States. Food and Drug Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Antianxiety Agents written by Joel G. Berger and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1986 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern drug discovery programs have, since the mid-1960s, been evolving into active collaborative efforts between pharmacologists, biochemists and medicinal chemists. One of the goals of this book is to illustrate how this modus operandi is applied to contemporary research in the area of antianxiety agents. Chapter 1 deals with what has by now become the most basic tool in the drug discovery process: radioligand displacement studies on the receptor site. The current state of knowledge regarding the nature of the receptor which mediates anxiety is detailed, and strategies for the identification of antianxiety agents which exploit this knowledge are discussed. Chapter 2 summarizes and evaluates the pharmacological methodology currently in use in screening anxiolytic agents and predicting possible profiles in humans. Applications of these techniques to several compounds of current interest are discussed.
Download or read book Anxiety and Anxiolytic Drugs written by Florian Holsboer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-06-22 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume gives a comprehensive overview on the current state of basic and clinical research on Anxiety and Anxiolytic Drugs. Using newly developed methods and techniques researchers are now beginning to understand the molecular mechanisms of anxiety, anxiety disorders and their treatment. In parallel, new drug targets have been generated and the first clinical studies with new compounds have been started. In 20 chapters written by numerous experts in the field comprehensive information on all relevant topics is provided.
Download or read book Antianxiety Agents written by Graham D. Burrows and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Valium and Other Antianxiety Drugs written by Cathleen Small and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These drugs are often prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and seizures. However, they have been used for other purposes, leading to abuse. Teens can learn the benefits, side effects, drawbacks, and costs of these dangerous substances. There are also sidebars on the part these drugs played in the death of model Anna Nicole Smith, on the difficulties of withdrawal, and on the symptoms someone exhibits if they are using these drugs.
Download or read book Stopping Anxiety Medication written by Michael W. Otto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help adults suffering from panic disorder who wish to discontinue anxiety medication, this program is designed for mental health professional treating panic disorder patients wishing to discontinue anxiety medication. It addresses collaboration with the prescribing physician, and allows successful medication discontinuation.
Download or read book The Age of Anxiety written by Andrea Tone and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year: more than double the number thought to have such a disorder in 2001. Anti-anxiety drugs are a billion-dollar business. Yet as recently as 1955, when the first tranquilizer -- Miltown -- went on the market, pharmaceutical executives worried that there wouldn't't be interest in anxiety-relief. At mid-century, talk therapy remained the treatment of choice. But Miltown became a sensation -- the first psychotropic blockbuster in United States history. By 1957, Americans had filled 36 million prescriptions. Patients seeking made-to-order tranquility emptied drugstores, forcing pharmacists to post signs reading "more Miltown tomorrow." The drug's financial success and cultural impact revolutionized perceptions of anxiety and its treatment, inspiring the development of other lifestyle drugs including Valium and Prozac. In The Age of Anxiety, Andrea Tone draws on a broad array of original sources -- manufacturers' files, FDA reports, letters, government investigations, and interviews with inventors, physicians, patients, and activists -- to provide the first comprehensive account of the rise of America's tranquilizer culture. She transports readers from the bomb shelters of the Cold War to the scientific optimism of the Baby Boomers, to the "just say no" Puritanism of the late 1970s and 1980s. A vibrant history of America's long and turbulent affair with tranquilizers, The Age of Anxiety casts new light on what it has meant to seek synthetic solutions to everyday angst.
Download or read book Hepatotoxicity written by Hyman J. Zimmerman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1999 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the foremost authority in the field, this volume is a comprehensive review of the multifaceted phenomenon of hepatotoxicity. Dr. Zimmerman examines the interface between chemicals and the liver; the latest research in experimental hepatotoxicology; the hepatotoxic risks of household, industrial, and environmental chemicals; and the adverse effects of drugs on the liver. This thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition features a greatly expanded section on the wide variety of drugs that can cause liver injury. For quick reference, an appendix lists these medications and their associated hepatic injuries. Also included are in-depth discussions of drug metabolism and factors affecting susceptibility to liver injury.
Download or read book Anti Anxiety Drugs written by Donna Toufexis and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drugs are everywhere--on our streets, in our homes, and in our schools--but the straight facts about drugs are not.
Download or read book Stopping Anxiety Medication Workbook written by Michael W. Otto and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook, in conjunction with the corresponding Therapist Guide, outlines a treatment programme for helping individuals discontinue their anxiety medication. This evidence-based treatment incorporates the basic principles of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is also effective for treating the underlying panic disorder itself. This revised edition teaches the skills necessary to help individuals wean off their medicine through the use of cognitive restructuring techniques, along with exposure to panic and anxiety sensations.
Download or read book Calming the Brain written by Adam Doble and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the entire field of research in the area of minor tranquillizers and its application to current clinical practice in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. These drugs are principally the benzodiazepines and related drugs with a similar mechanism of action, such as zolpidem and zopiclone. The molecular mechanism of action of benzodiazepines is described, focussing on the interaction of these drugs with the different isoform of the GABAA^O >receptor, and the consequences of this for brain function. Recent advances in this knowledge have provided a framework for defining the physiochemical nature of the interaction between such drugs and their receptor protein, and thus pave the way for the design of new anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs. The animal models available for evaluating the potential of such new therapeutic agents in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia are discussed. Furthermore, understanding of the physiological regulation of the GABAA receptor may provide insights into the aetiopathology of these diseases. The clinical use of benzodiazepines and related drugs in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy and as anaesthetics are explored. The advantages and limitations of such treatments are discussed, and the impact of drugs evaluated. A chapter is devoted to the issue of independence, the clinical pertinence of tolerence and dependence, and evaluates treatment options that may minimise the risk of dependence.
Download or read book Pharmacology of Anxiolytic Drugs written by Giorgio Racagni and published by Seattle ; Toronto : Hogrefe & Huber. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief and readable review of anti-anxiety drugs is an ideal primer for a wide variety of health care providers, such as family physicians, mental health professionals, nurse practitioners, and social workers, who do not currently function as psychopharmacology specialists. The authors provide a quick introduction to this important and very widely used class of medications, and clearly explain their advantages, as well as their pharmacological profiles, and peripheral side effects.
Download or read book A Social History of the Minor Tranquilizers written by Mickey C. Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-08-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Social History of the Minor Tranquilizers presents the first historical account chronicling the invention, sale, use, and public reaction to minor tranquilizers such as Valium, Librium, and Miltown. In a clearly written book that depicts the complexities of tranquilizer use, Smith shows how the minor tranquilizers rose to and fell from popularity among prescribers and takers through the use of research data, historical and anecdotal information, and sociological materials--media, marketing approaches, and social discourse. Smith enables readers to understand better what and how mistakes were made during this drug-taking phenomenon in hopes of avoiding the same detrimental cycle and deriving greater benefit from new drugs and medicines as they are introduced. This is a valuable social history which should be read by practicing physicians and pharmacists, medical historians and ethicists, and medical and pharmacy faculty. Medical sociologists and psychologists will find this volume to have significant impact in their understanding as will laypersons interested in the issues which continue to surround and permeate the use of minor tranquilizers in our society.
Download or read book Stopping Anxiety Medication Therapist Guide written by Michael W Otto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stopping Anxiety Medication Therapist Guide, Second Edition outlines a treatment program for individuals who have difficulties with anxiety and panic to discontinue using medication, specifically benzodiazepines otherwise known as minor tranquilizers. These medications can be habit-forming and individuals may have trouble reducing their dosage. Many people wish to taper their use of these medicines for various reasons including, a planned pregnancy, personal preference, bothersome side effects, etc.
Download or read book Davis s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals written by Charles D. Ciccone and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 1217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind guide specifically for rehabilitation specialists! A leader in pharmacology and rehabilitation, Charles Ciccone, PT, PhD offers a concise, easy-to-access resource that delivers the drug information rehabilitation specialists need to know. Organized alphabetically by generic name, over 800 drug monographs offer the most up-to-date information on drug indications, therapeutic effects, potential adverse reactions, and much more! A list of implications for physical therapy at the end of each monograph helps you provide the best possible care for your patients. It’s the perfect companion to Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 4th Edition!
Download or read book Anxiolytics written by Mike Briley and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over thirty years the benzodiazepines monopolised not only the anxiolytic market but also clinical and animal research in anxiety. Indeed many animal tests developed since the 1960s have been optimised for the benzodiazepines and some programmes have even screened candidates as potential anxiolytics on their benzodiazepine-like side-effects rather than their anxiolytic activity. With the realisation of the drawbacks of the benzodiazepines, namely their potential for tolerance and dependency, there has been a renewed interest in alternative anxiolytics both from existing drugs such as the tricyclic and monoamine oxidase antidepressants and from newer agents such as buspirone. In addition anxiety is no longer considered to be a unique entity but rather an umbrella term for a series of specific anxiety disorders such as panic disorder without or with agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), specific phobias, social phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These new clinical categories have opened another dimension in the therapy of anxiety requiring the optimisation of treatments for different syndromes. This book is a critical review of today's anxiolytics and those that may become the anxiolytics of tomorrow. What is clear is that currently there are few clinically satisfactory alternatives to the benzodiazepines for the treatment of acute anxiety. For chronic anxiety, it is generally agreed that benzodi azepines are not the treatment of first choice. The tricyclic and monoamine oxidase antidepressants, the serotonin reuptake inhibitors and buspirone offer better solutions for chronic anxiety but they are still far from being ideal.
