Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology [Paperback]

Sandra A. Jacobson (Author), Ronald W. Pies (Author), Ira R. Katz (Author)

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Publication Date: January 16, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1585622524 | ISBN-13: 978-1585622528 | Edition: 1

What do clinicians need to know to safely and effectively prescribe psychotropic medications to elderly patients? Understanding the complex pharmacological changes that occur with aging is critical to informed prescribingAyet much of today's practice in geriatric prescribing continues to be based on anecdotal evidence and case report data, instead of on much-needed controlled research studies. Navigating the vast database in geriatric psychopharmacology is a daunting task at best, leaving many clinicians overwhelmed and confusedAand opening the door to potentially dangerous consequences for some of our most fragile patients. Clinicians can now turn to this definitive handbook for answers. Here, three experienced pharmacologists provide a truly practical Ahow toA guide to prescribing medications in the geriatric population, drawing on their own clinical experience and their reading of the literature in geriatric psychopharmacology. Unlike other hardcover-only references in this field, this concise handbook is replete with valuable advice (e.g., drug dosing, titration) for day-to-day clinical practice, including strategies for improving compliance among the elderly. Also included are unique quick-reference summaries of prescribing data on selected drugs in each class. -The introduction focuses on the essentials of geriatric pharmacokinetics and a general approach to geriatric prescribing, offering guidelines on how to improve compliance in the elderly. -The next four chapters each cover a major psychotropic class of medicationsAantipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic medicationsAincluding information about pharmacology (baseline labs), clinical use (drug titration), side effects, and treatment. Here, at the end of each of these chapters, you'll find the unique Aquick-referenceA summaries of prescribing data for selected drugs in each class. -Also detailed here are three critical areas of geriatric psychopharmacologyAtreatment of substance-related disorders, movement disorders, and dementias and other cognitive syndromesAareas that do not fit well into the traditional organization of psychopharmacology books and that therefore have seldom been the subject of in-depth discussions elsewhere in the literature. Written for residents, fellows, and clinicians in psychiatry and medicine who diagnose and treat psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions that can affect geriatric patients, this clinical reference can be used across all treatment settings for the elderly (inpatient, outpatient, day hospital, consultation, and nursing homes). Geriatric and general psychiatrists, geriatric medical specialists, internists and family practitioners, medical students and residents, and case managers and social workers will all rely on this handy guide for the critical information needed to provide optimal care for our fast-growing population of elderly patients.

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"This is a book that has the potential to be helpful to a wide range of clinical who treat psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. But perhaps what is most valuble about this book is the fact that it offers medication management strategies that are based on the authors' experience are wisdom. With some effort and a good library, facts, studies and general knowledge are relatively easy to obtain. However, to be able have the equivalent of immediate supervision from these very experienced clinicians is truly a special contribution to this filed."-- "Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology ", "September 2009"

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"The Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology is a book that should find its way to the shelf of every psychiatrist (and perhaps every geriatrician) working with older adults. Extensive in its coverage yet focused on the real world of clinical practice, the book will be of value to the specialist in psychopharmacology. It will be of even greater value to clinicians like me who know medication management but not extensively. I envision referring to this book weekly if not daily in my practice."--Dan G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D., JP Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Past President of the American Geriatrics Society and the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry

"This is a superbly crafted book that is well organized and focused on common geriatric disorders. It would be an excellent book to have incorporated into both geriatric psychiatry and geriatric fellowship programs. In addition, it would serve as an exceptionally good resource book for any healthcare professional who cares for elderly patients."--Walter J. Nieri, M.D., Program Director, Sun Health/St. Joseph's Geriatric Fellowship Program and Director for the Center for Healthy Aging at Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Arizona

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Product Details

• Paperback: 829 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (January 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585622524
• ISBN-13: 978-1585622528
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #904,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Help with aging and medication issues, September 11, 2010

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I purchased this book on the recommendation of a psychiatrist as the best book on subject. Recommendation is correct; it is a phenomenal compilation of info.
As a volunteer counselor with senior citizens, I lack the sophisticated background education to make the book easy to use. Yet, armed with a dictionary and some careful reading, I am finding the info I need so I may understand what my senior citizens are experiencing.
Excellent reference and source book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology, April 6, 2010

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In depth, but easy to comprehend. I have already referred to this manual several times weekly since receiving it.