Book Description
Illustrated in full color throughout and including the now famous icons, this latest addition to the Essential Psychopharmacology collection presents pragmatic guidance to clinicians. Stephen Stahl includes all the information a prescriber needs to treat patients effectively by devoting four pages to each of the 100 psychotropic drugs he covers. The information comes in four categories for each drug: therapeutics, side effects, special populations, and tips and pearls. Therapeutics covers the brands of drug, class of drug, and how the drug works. Side effects covers the nature and significance of notable side effects. Special populations covers renal impairment, hepatic impairment, cardiac impairment, the elderly, children and adolescents, and women (childbearing, pregnancy, breast feeding, perimenopause, menopause). Tips and pearls covers best augmention/combining, potential advantages, potential disadvantages, pearls, dosing tips, and suggested reading. Each element has a target icon so the prescriber can easily and instantly access the information needed. A comprehensive index lists both generic and proprietary names for the featured drugs. Previous Edition Hb (2002): 0-521-64154-3 Previous Edition Pb (2002): 0-521-64615-4
Essential Psychopharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Prescriber's Guide is the latest addition to the Essential Psychopharmacology collection. In full color throughout, this volume presents to clinicians pragmatic guidance that complements the conceptual approach of Essential Psychopharmacology. With four or more pages for each of more than 100 psychotropic drugs, Stephen Stahl gives all the information a prescriber needs to treat patients effectively. For each drug the information comes in five categories: general, therapeutics, dosing and use, side effects, special populations, and pearls.