Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology
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Essentials of Psychopharmacology provides a synopsis and update of the most clinically relevant material included within its parent publication, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology, a classic that has been hailed as indispensable to psychiatry residents and clinicians alike. This new third edition of the Essentials incorporates the latest research and treatment advances and presents key information in an accessible and easy-to-use manner. The chapter authors are among the foremost national authorities in their areas of expertise, and the content has been thoroughly referenced and meticulously edited for maximum utility. Among the features of this third edition are the following: ? Commonsense organization that takes the reader through the various classes of psychotropic medications (with chapters focused on individual drugs in each class) to treatment using those drugs (with chapters addressing drug selection and therapeutic approaches to the treatment of patients with major psychiatric disorders).? Complete information on each drug's clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, approved indications, dosages, side effects and toxicology, and drug-drug interactions.? Comprehensive coverage of the current psychotropic pharmacopoeia, including new chapters on the recently introduced antipsychotics asenapine, iloperidone, and lurasidone and updated chapters reflecting further accumulation of experience with other medications.? Extensive and thoroughly updated information on the use of psychotropic medications during pregnancy and lactation. Clinicians seeking a reliable reference and guide to the core knowledge base and practice of clinical psychopharmacology can do no better than this new edition of Essentials of Psychopharmacology. Review: Great resource, for the busy clinician. - Very valuable reference, for up to date information abut medications, their pharmacology, and clinical uses. Contains discussion of the use of classes of agents and reviews clinical issues that assist with selection of individual medications. Because the material is well organized, finding answers to specific questions is not difficult. Review: Excellent update - It's a great update. It does what it does well, but has a narrow scope with little in pain alcohol epilepsy and ADHD as examples. It does the classic stuff well and is ahead of the Stahl update. It's not the full textbook so the cover is deceptive.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews |
B**N
Great resource, for the busy clinician.
Very valuable reference, for up to date information abut medications, their pharmacology, and clinical uses. Contains discussion of the use of classes of agents and reviews clinical issues that assist with selection of individual medications. Because the material is well organized, finding answers to specific questions is not difficult.
A**R
Excellent update
It's a great update. It does what it does well, but has a narrow scope with little in pain alcohol epilepsy and ADHD as examples. It does the classic stuff well and is ahead of the Stahl update. It's not the full textbook so the cover is deceptive.
'**'
Psychopharm lite
Not particularly detailed or with useful pearls from experience. Seems to have been written in a hurry. You'd do better with the free PDR.
E**A
fantastic resource
This is a well written, comprehensive psychopharmacology text. The associated online self-assessment is an excellent review for exams and boards.
S**A
Probably the worst textbook I have ever had to study
Probably the worst textbook I have ever had to study. There is ZERO editing. Every chapter is essentially in a different format. There is no logic to the length of chapters. Some individual SSRIs get 25+ pages while ALL benzos are covered in 4-5 pages without any mention of individual meds. Most chapters are just a haphazard collection of random abstracts, again with ZERO editing, interpretation or context. Each individual SSRI gets its own 20+ pages but there is no comparasion, contrasting or tables. Omits important infomation despite its huge page count, e.g. the chapter on Citalopram does not mention QT prolongation at all! Some chapters seem very BIASED, the chapter on benzos essentially says these meds have no side effects and do not cause addiction!!! Pretty much every chapter on individual meds says it is the best medication ever. Most chapters feel like they were written by bored med students or interns. Again, offers ZERO summarization, interpretation, recommendation or insight, things you would normally expect from a textbook. The worst thing is that there does not seem to be any alternatives on the market to this one! I have not studied Stahl's one this deeply but that one also seems very biased and full of author's own unproven conjectures presented as fact. (I am a second year psychiatry resident).
V**E
Five Stars
This is an essential book. Readability and presentation were helpful.
N**M
Five Stars
Good
J**N
not really helpful
This book does not explain psychopharmacology very well if you do not have a background in the subject. It has a lot of case studies which are helpful but does not explain the basics
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