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Psychiatric Drugs Explained - Softcover

Healy MD FRCPsych, David

 
9780702045080: Psychiatric Drugs Explained
Softcover
ISBN 10: 070204508X ISBN 13: 9780702045080
Verlag: Churchill Livingstone, 2016

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Now in its sixth edition, and written by an author internationally recognised in his field, Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-use format. Organised by disorder, and providing a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects, this fully updated new edition covers the latest drugs on the market, and explores changes in prescribing practice.

The author’s approach is distinctive and reader-friendly, to help guide mental health professionals through the benefits and impacts of psychotropic drugs. Additional topics include management of disorders including stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders.

  • Includes management of disorders including stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders

  • Gives particular focus on areas that are of major concern to mental health practitioners including management of dependence and withdrawal and issues of consent, abuse and liability

  • ‘User Issues’ boxes highlight the most crucial aspects of drug effects and their implications

  • Key references point the reader to the most up-to-date research and literature in the field
  • Fresh design and updated artwork gives added appeal to the volume

  • Organised by disorder this new edition now covers the latest drugs on the market and explores changes in prescribing practice

  • Includes updated references pointing the reader to the most recent research and literature in the field

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

A professor of Psychiatry in Wales, David studied medicine in Dublin, and at Cambridge University. He is a former Secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, and has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, 200 other pieces, and 20 books, including The Antidepressant Era and The Creation of Psychopharmacology from Harvard University Press, The Psychopharmacologists Volumes 1-3 and Let Them Eat Prozac from New York University Press, and Mania from Johns Hopkins University Press.

David’s latest book, Pharmageddon, documents the riveting and terrifying story of how pharmaceutical companies have hijacked healthcare in America and the life-threatening results.

David’s main areas of research are clinical trials in psychopharmacology, the history of psychopharmacology, and the impact of both trials and psychotropic drugs on our culture.

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Verlag
Churchill Livingstone
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
070204508X
ISBN 13 
9780702045080
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
6
Anzahl der Seiten
360
Kontakt zum Hersteller
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
b.criscuolo@lswr.it

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Milano
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