Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Fourth Edition - Softcover

Alan F. Schatzberg; Jonathan O. Cole; Charles DeBattista

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880488654 ISBN 13: 9780880488655

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub, 2002

Synopsis

Updates the first edition of 1986 with added sections on new drugs, expanded sections on important agents, more detailed treatment strategies for various disorders and situations, and other updates.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Since publication of the first edition of the Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology in 1986, the number of psychotropic medications has expanded greatly, and these medications are being used in unforeseen and unprecedented ways. Pharmaceutical companies develop -- and clinicians and patients await -- new drug therapies to treat diverse conditions, from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to social phobia, from posttraumatic stress disorder to depression. The pace and complexity of research in this critical discipline make it essential that practitioners stay abreast of both new medications and promising treatment protocols.

This newly revised and completely current seventh edition of this classic manual is an indispensable resource for clinicians and students in both psychiatry and pharmacology. Revised by preeminent psychopharmacologists, the book presents systematic, comprehensive, yet utterly accessible information and practical advice for applying psychotropic medications to the treatment of specific psychiatric conditions. Although largely evidence-based, the book also draws upon the authors' clinical experience in discussing drug efficacy, dosing, side effects, and contraindications.

The many succinct summary tables serve as quick reference guides, and helpful illustrations abound. Veteran clinicians and neophytes, alike, will find the information they need in this collegial, comprehensive, and cutting-edge manual.

About the Author:

Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., is Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

Jonathan O. Cole, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston; Senior Consultant to McLean Hospital in Belmont; and Psychiatric Training Consultant at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Charles DeBattista, D.M.H., M.D., is Assistant Professor and Chief of the Depression Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0880488654
• ISBN 13: 9780880488655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 736