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The social worker & psychotropic medication : toward effective collaboration with mental health clients, families, and providers / Kia J. Bentley, Joseph Walsh.
LIBRA HV689 .B46 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bentley, Kia J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatric social work--United States.
- Psychiatric social work.
- Psychopharmacology.
- Mental illness--Chemotherapy.
- United States.
- Mental illness--Chemotherapy--United States.
- Mental illness.
- Psychopharmacology--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Social worker and psychotropic medication
- Place of Publication:
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, [2000]
- Contents:
- Part I Social Work Roles in Medication Management 1
- 1 History and Overview of Social Work Roles in Medication Management 3
- The Changing Roles of Social Workers 7
- A Historical Context of Intervention for People with Mental Illness 10
- The Treatment of People with Mental Illness Prior to 1950 10
- The Rise of Psychiatric Social Work 11
- The Introduction of Psychotropic Medications 12
- Social Work Role Categories 14
- Physician's Assistant 14
- Consultant 14
- Counselor 15
- Monitor 16
- Advocate 17
- Educator 19
- Researcher 20
- Social Worker Roles and Professional Values 20
- 2 Defining Effective Collaboration 24
- Principles of a Partnership Model of Practice 24
- Appreciate Participants' Strengths and Limits 25
- Embrace Client-Centered Practice 26
- Reconceptualize the Client-Clinician Relationship 27
- Conceptualize the Role of the Social Worker as a Resource 28
- Appreciate the Family Member's Perspective 29
- Maintaining a Balanced Perspective 30
- Rights of Individual, Family, and Society 31
- Costs Versus Benefits of Medications 32
- Expanded Roles with Regard to Related Professions 33
- Integrating Psychosocial Interventions and Psychopharmacology 35
- Competing Ideologies 35
- Managing Parallel Treatment 36
- Part II A Primer on Psychopharmacology 41
- 3 Basic Principles: Neurotransmission, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics 43
- The Central Nervous System 44
- The Brain and Nervous System 44
- Properties of Nerve Cells 49
- Neuron Structure 49
- Neuron Function 51
- Neurotransmitters 52
- Acetylcholine 53
- Norepinephrine 53
- Dopamine 53
- Serotonin 54
- Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) 54
- Glutamate (Glutamic Acid) 54
- How a Drug Moves Through the Body 55
- Absorption 55
- Distribution 55
- Metabolism 56
- Excretion 57
- The Effects of a Drug on the Body 58
- Five Classes of Psychotropic Medication 60
- Antipsychotic Medications 60
- Antidepressant Medications 61
- Mood-Stabilizing Drugs 63
- Anti-Anxiety Medications 64
- Psychostimulants 65
- Adverse Effects of Psychotropic Medication 66
- Adverse Physical Effects: Definition 67
- Adverse Physical Effects: Factors in Their Production 68
- Adverse Psychological Effects 69
- Adverse Social Effects 69
- 4 Specific Medications for Specific Disorders 71
- Antipsychotic Medications 72
- Symptoms of Psychotic Disorders 72
- Conventional Antipsychotics 79
- Adjunctive and Side-Effect Medications 81
- The Newer Antipsychotics 82
- Antidepressant Medications 87
- Symtoms of Mood Disorders 88
- Antidepressant Medications and Relapse Prevention 91
- The MAO Inhibitors 92
- Cyclic Antidepressants 94
- The Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Other New Drugs 97
- Recent Advances in the Drug Treatment of Depression 98
- Case Examples 99
- Mood-Stabilizing Medications 101
- Symptoms of Mania 102
- Lithium for Relapse Prevention 108
- The Anticonvulsant Medications 109
- Anticonvulsants for Relapse Prevention 112
- Medications Under Investigation 112
- Anti-Anxiety Medications 116
- Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders 116
- The Benzodiazepines 120
- Buspirone 123
- Other Anti-Anxiety Medications 124
- Special Concerns with Children and Adolescents 125
- Case Examples 126
- Psychostimulants 128
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 129
- Ethical Issues in the Drug Treatment of Children 129
- Other Drugs Used to Treat ADHD 134
- Case Examples 135
- 5 Intervention Concerns with Special Populations 140
- Gender Differences 140
- Neurotransmitters 141
- Absorption 142
- Distribution 142
- Metabolism 142
- Classes of Medication 143
- Pregnancy 144
- Other Gender-Related Concerns 146
- Older Adults 146
- Children and Adolescents 150
- Racial and Ethnic Differences 154
- African Americans 155
- Persons of Hispanic Culture 157
- Asian Americans 157
- Persons with Dual Diagnosis of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse 158
- Mental Illness and Alcohol Abuse 160
- Part III Knowledge and Skills for Psychosocial Interventions 163
- 6 Medication Education for Clients and Families 165
- Rationale for Medication Education Issues in Implementing and Evaluating 165
- Medication Education 170
- Content of Medication Education Programs 175
- 7 Medication Adherence and Refusal 181
- Models for Understanding Adherence 183
- Characteristics of the Client 184
- Aspects of Treatment 186
- Aspects of the Social Environment 189
- Aspects of the Illness or Symptoms 190
- Legal and Ethical Issues in Adherence and Refusal 191
- Interventions to Assist in Medication Adherence 196
- 8 Medication Monitoring and Management 200
- Client Self-Monitoring of Medication 202
- Using Existing Measures to Guide Monitoring 205
- Concrete Steps for Coping with Side Effects 208
- Decision Making and Problem Solving in Medication Management 212
- Negotiating Medication Issues with Health Care Providers 216
- Advocacy in Medication Management 220
- 9 Future Directions in Psychopharmacology: Implications for Social Workers 227
- New Pharmaceutical Treatments 227
- The Emergence of Herbal and Vitamin Treatments 230
- Expanding Prescription-Writing Privileges 234
- Increased Public Scrutiny of Psychotropic Medications 236
- Final Words 240.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-265) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0534365426
- OCLC:
- 187489117
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