Polypharmacy in psychiatry
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Polypharmacy in psychiatry
（Medical psychiatry, 17）
Marcel Dekker, c2002
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Description
This practical reference examines the advantages and disadvantages of polypharmacy in psychiatry, and provides up-to-date clinical guidelines on the appropriate use of combinations of pharmacological therapy in major psychiatric disorders-including multidisciplinary approaches to treatment, such as social work and psychopharmacology, and an examination of the psychotherapeutic and historical aspects of polypharmacy.
Consolidates all available and current material on polypharmacy and psychiatry into one comprehensive volume.
Polypharmacy in Psychiatry discusses therapy of
schizophrenia and the use of atypical antipsychotic agents
anxiety disorders
post-traumatic stress disorder and the roles of serotonin, opioids, and glutamate
bipolar disorder and the use of novel anticonvulsants
clinical depression and the use of thyroid hormone and lithium augmentation, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and neuroleptic agents
psychiatric disorders in children, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, tic disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and conduct disorders
the medically ill psychiatric patient
the elderly
Polypharmacy in Psychiatry also discusses
the use of alternative and herbal medications
psychosocial aspects of polypharmacy
the psychology of polypharmacy
cultural components of polypharmacy
historical background
Featuring more than 700 works cited, this invaluable reference is essential reading for psychiatrists; psychopharmacologists; behavioral neurologists; psychiatric nurse practitioners; social workers; clinical psychologists and other psychotherapists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Table of Contents
- Historical background
- polypharmacy of bipolar disorder
- polypharmacy of depression
- polypharmacy of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- polypharmacy of anxiety disorders
- polypharmacy of post-traumatic stress disorder and personalitydisorders
- polypharmacy in the medically-ill psychiatric patient
- polypharmacy in the elderly
- polypharmacy in children and adolescents
- polypharmacy from the social work perspectives
- polypharmacy of alternative and herbal medications
- the psychology ofpolypharmacy
- polypharmacy and culture.
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