Download or read book A Consumer s Guide to Psychiatric Drugs written by John Preston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now fully revised and updated, this essential guide provides comprehensive coverage of the latest treatments for anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs written by Edward H. Drummond and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH Both easy to use and highly informative, The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs is an indispensable reference for both patients and professionals. Now in a revised and expanded edition, this up-to-date handbook supplies current information on the newest and most commonly used psychiatric drugs as well as the latest details regarding side effects, dosages, and precautions. Drawing upon his years of experience helping patients understand their illnesses and take charge of their treatments, top expert Dr. Edward Drummond covers vital topics that include: * Is medication for you? * What to discuss with your doctor before starting medication * Do psychiatric drugs pose extra risks for you? * How to start, monitor, and stop your medication * Psychiatric syndromes and their treatment The book also explores non-drug therapies such as dietary treatments, exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation, and self-hypnosis as well as information on how to combine drug, non-drug, and alternative therapies for maximum benefit. The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results, Revised and Expanded Edition gives you the facts so you can get better, with straight talk on the best new treatments for: * Anxiety * Panic Attacks * Agoraphobia and Phobias * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder * Generalized Anxiety Disorder * Posttraumatic Stress Disorder * Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder * Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings * Depression * Asperger's Syndrome * Autism * Pervasive Developmental Disorder * Drug Dependence * Anorexia * Bulimia * Binge-Eating Disorder * Insomnia * Acute Psychosis * Schizophrenia * Schizoaffective Disorder * Delusional Disorder * Alzheimer's Disease
Download or read book The Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs written by Bernard Salzman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a clinical psychiatrist with over twenty-five years' experience in drug counseling, this handbook will answer your questions about the consequences of mind-altering drugs on the body's systems.
Download or read book Consumer s Guide to Psychiatric Medication written by David H. Briggs and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What You Need to Know about Psychiatric Drugs written by Stuart C. Yudofsky and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prescribing Mental Health Medication written by Christopher M. Doran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. It explains the entire process of medication assessment, management and follow up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses and others perfecting this skill. Already used by providers and training institutions throughout the world, the newly revised second edition is completely updated and focuses on the following key issues: How to determine if medication is needed Proper dosing and how to start and stop medication When to change medication Dealing with difficult patients Specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication Special populations including pregnant women, substance abusers, children and adolescents, and the elderly Monitoring medication with blood levels Management of medication side effects and avoidance of medication risk The misuse of medication Prescription of generic preparations Prescriptions via the Internet, telemedicine, and electronic medical records Organizing a prescriptive office and record-keeping Completely updated, this text includes information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom. It incorporates clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about medications to patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings.
Download or read book CONSUMER S GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION DT written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal written by Peter Roger Breggin and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs written by Jack M. Gorman and published by . This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide has become a classic, an accessible & easy-to-read handbook that contains everything consumers need to know about psychiatric medications. The text, geared for both the public & the therapist alike, is an authoritative guide that allows patients & their families to understand the full implications of any psychiatric drug that has been prescribed. Completely updated with a new look at Prozac, Dr. Gorman's book will help those who already receive treatment understand more about side effects & possible withdrawal symptoms, & will help others who are considering such medication to make the right decision.
Download or read book Psychiatric Medicine written by Mahendra J. Dave and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a concise, portable ready reference for diagnosing and treating common medical illnesses encountered in psychiatric patients, particularly those in an inpatient service. The first section explains laboratory tests used to diagnose medical illness. The second section covers 59 medical symptoms and diseases. The third section focuses on important syndromes which have specific psychiatric manifestations or are caused by psychotropic drugs. Particular attention is given to basic understanding of lab tests and drug dosing. "Pearls" and "pointers" increase the book's utility. Appendices offer guidelines on monitoring for psychiatric medications and list key medical abbreviations.
Download or read book A Christian Guide to Psychiatric Medication written by Tom Biller and published by Cherohala Press. This book was released on 2020-01-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misinformation, skepticism and fears, often surround the use of psychiatric medications, disinclining many from seeking professional help. Dr. Biller, a Christian and expert in psychopharmacology (the science of psychiatric medical treatment) offers very useful information so that anyone considering the use of psychiatric medication may understand the risks and benefits of this kind of treatment. He offers straight talk about specific medications, potential side effects and anticipated benefits. All of this is done is a comprehensive, yet easy to understand manner. And, very importantly, this is presented from a faith based perspective.
Download or read book Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs written by Jeffrey A. Lieberman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs is a comprehensive, clear, concise and quick reference to psychiatric drug therapies, designed to guide the clinician on the selection and implementation of treatment for mental illness. Each chapter is organised by drug class and follows a standard format for ease of use. Concise sections on pharmacology and indications for use are followed by detailed information on drug selection, initiation and maintenance of treatment and withdrawal. Adverse effects, contraindications and drug interactions are also reviewed in detail, along with issues such as treatment resistance and treatment evaluation. A handy pocket-sized drug reference, the Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs makes it easy to keep up-to-date with new developments. It is an invaluable resource for all clinicians who use psychiatric drugs to treat medical and psychiatric illness, and an informative read for all those with an interest in the subject.
Download or read book Psychiatric Medications for Older Adults written by Carl Salzman and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmacotherapy can improve the quality of life for older adults with psychiatric problems. Yet prescribing is typically complicated by the affects of normal aging, challenges in diagnosis and more. From the editor of the leading textbook on geriatric pharmacology, this quick reference guide presents the vital information needed to develop and monitor safe, effective psychiatric regimens for older adults.
Download or read book Adverse Syndromes and Psychiatric Drugs written by Peter Haddad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmacotherapy is an important part of the treatment of major phychiatric disorders. Although psychiatric drugs can have benefits for patients, adverse syndromes are common, causing distress for patients. This book will help psychiatrists, GPs pharmacists and nurses manage adverse syndromes associated with psychiatric drugs.
Download or read book What You Need to Know about Psychiatric Drugs written by Stuart C. Yudofsky and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by a team of nationally respected health professionals, here is the definitive consumer guide to the powerful medications that have revolutionized the treatment of psychological illness, and includes: an alphabetical listing and discussion of the most frequently utilized drugs, cross-referenced to the illness they treat AND their side effects; a review of their effects on special risk groups, such as pregnant women, and the elderly, plus guidelines for finding and evaluating psychiatrists who are knowledgeable in prescribing psychiatric drugs, and much more.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs Revised and Updated written by Jack M. Gorman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-12-10 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 150,000 copies in print, 4th Edition GET THE FACTS. GET THE BEST TREATMENT. GET BETTER The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs has become a classic and indispensable resource for the layperson and professional alike. Informative, accessible, and easy to use, this newly revised and updated resource presents comprehensive information on the latest drugs and research, covering most adult mental health problems. It also includes balanced information on controversial topics like the risk of suicide from antidepressants and the risk of obesity and diabetes from antipsychotics. This book will help people with psychiatric problems, as well as their concerned families and friends, to better understand when drug therapy should be considered, which drugs should be used, for how long, and what side effects are expected. Includes the latest information on: -Antidepressants -Antipsychotics -Side effects and withdrawal symptoms -Specific usage, dosage duration, and efficacy “This book…meets a critical need…for the millions of people for whom psychiatric drugs are so important.” -Herbert Pardes, past President of the American Psychiatric Association. Jack M. Gorman, M.D. has been involved in psychiatric research, teaching, and patient care for more than two decades. He has been Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School, and lectures frequently throughout the country. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Mental Health.
Download or read book Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs written by Grace E. Jackson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Are patients aware of the fact that pharmacological therapies stress the brain in ways which may prevent or postpone symptomatic and functional recovery ? ==================================================== Rethinking Psychiatric D
