Drug interactions in psychiatry / edited by Domenic A. Ciraulo [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ciraulo, Domenic A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotropic drugs--Side effects.

Psychotropic drugs.

Drug interactions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this handbook provides complete, current, and easily accessible information on how psychotropic drugs interact with one another and with compounds used to treat non-psychiatric medical conditions. The book is organized for rapid reference, includes numerous tables, and offers guidelines for managing adverse effects. The Third Edition includes an adverse drug effects table in the appendix section, tables on receptor binding and dosing, and the latest information on drugs of abuse and chemical dependence. This edition also includes drug-food interactions for each drug category and interactions of psychotropic drugs with HIV medications.

Contents:

Concepts and mechanisms of drug disposition and drug interactions

Antidepressants

Antipsychotics

Lithium

Anticonvulsants

Electroconvulsive therapy

Drug ineractions of importance in substance abuse

Interactions of psychotropics with herbals

Drugs (including metabolites) that are substrates of cytochrome P450.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4511-6635-4

OCLC:

923525092