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Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

3rd Edition

Hardback (25 Jun 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Completely updated in its Third Edition, this text provides an evidence-based approach to the clinical use of today's psychotropic drugs. The book comprehensively summarizes the scientific and clinical research literature and offers treatment strategies that flow directly from scientific data.The first chapter sets forth key principles of psychopharmacotherapy, foremost of which is the thorough assessment of the patient's history that helps establish the appropriate role of drug therapy. Subsequent chapters discuss the major categories of psychiatric drugs, present strategies for their therapeutic use, and discuss meta-analyses of clinical and scientific studies. Concluding chapters address anxiety disorders and special populations. Each chapter has user-friendly features such as highlighted/italicized text, tables, bulleted lists, and diagrams.

Book information

ISBN: 9780781727945
Publisher: LWW
Imprint: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pub date:
Edition: 3rd Edition
DEWEY: 616.8918
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 700
Weight: 1443g
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 38mm