Polypharmacy in psychiatry / edited by S. Nassir Ghaemi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghaemi, S. Nassir.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Medical psychiatry ; 17.

Medical psychiatry ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychopharmacology.

Mental illness--Chemotherapy.

Mental illness.

Chemotherapy, Combination.

Mental Disorders--drug therapy.

Polypharmacy.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--drug therapy.

Polypharmacy.

Physical Description:

xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Dekker, [2002]

Contents:

1. "All the Worse for the Fishes": Conceptual and Historical Background of Polypharmacy in Psychiatry / S. Nassir Ghaemi 1

2. Polypharmacy of Bipolar Disorder / S. Nassir Ghaemi, James Y. Ko 35

3. Polypharmacy of Depression / S. Nassir Ghaemi, Allison Appleton 79

4. Polypharmacy in Schizophrenia / Godehard Oepen 101

5. Polypharmacy of Anxiety Disorders / Srinivasan S. Pillay 133

6. Polypharmacy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Amy Banks 151

7. Polypharmacy in the Medically Ill Psychiatric Patient / Robert Joseph, Nicholas Kontos 175

8. Polypharmacy in the Elderly / Cornelia Cremens 213

9. Polypharmacy in Children and Adolescents / Linda Zamvil, Jessica Cannon 231

10. Psychosocial Aspects of Polypharmacy: The Social Work Perspective / Heather E. Hewitt, Joseph Walsh, S. Nassir Ghaemi 245

11. Polypharmacy of Alternative and Herbal Medications / David Mischoulon 271

12. The Psychology of Polypharmacy / Srinivasan S. Pillay, S. Nassir Ghaemi 299

13. "Heroic" Measures: Cultural Aspects of Polypharmacy / S. Nassir Ghaemi 311

14. "Our Pills and Potions": Conclusions About Polypharmacy in Psychiatry / S. Nassir Ghaemi 323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0824707761

OCLC:

49618048