Kaplan & Sadock's pocket handbook of psychiatric drug treatment / Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, Norman Sussman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadock, Benjamin J., 1933-

Sadock, Virginia A., author.

Contributor:

Sussman, Norman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychopharmacology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychopharmacology.

Psychotropic drugs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychotropic drugs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Kaplan and Sadock's pocket handbook of psychiatric drug treatment

Pocket handbook of psychiatric drug treatment

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook includes all the newest drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders. Each chapter provides complete information on preparation and dosages; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women;adverse reactions; and drug-drug interactions. To help physicians recognize and prescribe medications, the book presents color plates of all major drugs and indicates the forms and dosages in which they are available. Front-of-book tables identify chapters where each drug is discussed, and drugs used for each disorder. Also included is a tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures.

Contents:

""Calcium Channel Inhibitors""""Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine""; ""Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine""; ""Dantrolene""; ""Disulfiram and Acamprosate""; ""Dopamine Receptor Agonists and Precursors: Apomorphine, Bromocriptine, Levodopa, Pergolide, Pramipexole, and Ropinirole""; ""Dopamine Receptor Antagonists: Typical Antipsychotics""; ""Lamotrigine""; ""Lithium""; ""Mirtazapine""; ""Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors""; ""Nefazodone""; ""Opioid Receptor Agonists: Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Levomethadyl""; ""Opioid Receptor Antagonists: Naltrexone, Nalmefene, and Naloxone""

""Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors""""Selective Serotonin�Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors: Venlafaxine and Duloxetine""; ""Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors""; ""Serotonin�Dopamine Antagonists: Atypical Antipsychotics""; ""Sympathomimetics and Related Drugs""; ""Thyroid Hormones""; ""Trazodone""; ""Tricyclics and Tetracyclics""; ""Valproate""; ""Yohimbine""; ""Psychoactive Herbs""; ""Intoxication and Overdose""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4511-6812-8

OCLC:

923526315