The Maudsley Guidelines on Advanced Prescribing in Psychosis (The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Series)

A guide to treating psychosis that provides information on drug options and side-effects in order to allow for weighing treatment options knowledgably. The Maudsley Guidelines on Advanced Prescribing in Psychosis offers a resource that puts the focus on treating the individual needs of the patient. The authors are noted experts on the topic who offer an alternative to the one-size-fits-all treatment of psychosis and show how to build psychiatrist and patient relationships that will lead to effective individual treatment plans. The text provides data and guidance about commonly used anti-psychotic drugs and drugs used in bipolar disorder. It provides prescribers and patients with the tools they need to weight the costs and benefits of various treatment options, allowing them to reach an appropriate treatment plan that caters to the patient's specific needs. The authors highlight the treatment at a population level and the systems in which individual treatments take places. This important resource : facilitates the tailoring of an appropriate treatment plan for clients manifesting signs of psychosis ; offers a comparative strategy that helps gauge the suitability of one treatment plan over another ; provides at-hand data and information about commonly used anti-psychotic drugs ; includes an understanding of the origins of side-effects for each drug presented. The Maudsley Guidelines on Advanced Prescribing in Psychosis offers psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners an essential guide for treating psychosis on an individualized level.