Principles and practice of psychopharmacotherapy / Philip G. Janicak, Stephen R. Marder, Mani N. Pavuluri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janicak, Philip G.

Contributor:

Marder, Stephen R., 1945-

Pavuluri, Mani N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Chemotherapy.

Mental illness.

Psychopharmacology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (708 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Fully updated for its Fifth Edition, Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy summarizes the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of pharmacogenomics, updates on treatments for elderly patients, and discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs used in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

(Publisher-supplied data) General Principles

Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics

Assessment of Drug Efficacy and Relevant Clinical Issues

Indications for Antipsychotics

Treatment with Antipsychotics

Indications for Antidepressants

Treatment with Antidepressants

Therapeutic Neuromodulation

Indications for Mood Stabilizers

Treatment with Mood Stabilizers

Indications for Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Agents

Treatment with Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Agents

Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety-Related Disorders

Psychopharmacotherapy in Early Life

Psychopharmacotherapy in Later Life

Psychopharmacotherapy in Special Populations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Rev. edition of: Principles and practice of psychopharmacotherapy / Philip G. Janicak [and others]. 4th edition c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4511-7877-8

1-4511-2502-X

1-4511-2016-8

1-4698-7939-5

OCLC:

908511253