Antipsychotic drugs have revolutionized the management of major psychiatric disorders and the outcomes of those who suffer from them. However, they often contribute to a range of adverse effects, among the most frequent and distressing of which are those resulting in disturbance of voluntary motor function. Extrapyramidal side effects--or EPS--are still poorly recognized and frequently misattributed. Despite vast research literature, there have been few attempts to bring together both the descriptive clinical elements of these disorders and major research conclusions pertinent to routine practice. This very readable and well-illustrated book seeks to rectify this problem in the hope of increasing clinicians' awareness of the issues and acknowledgement of their impact. This is a task made more challenging by the emergence of new drugs with lower liability that may promote subtler abnormalities than standard compounds. This book will be an important reference for psychiatrists, neurologists, and other clinicians who prescribe antipsychotic drugs.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Well-written, single-authored book..." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
"This is a most timely book on the extrapyramidal side-effects (EPSE) of antipsychotic drugs...the style of the author manages to shift what is normally a very dry topic into a format which is easily comprehensible and clinically relevant." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
"This is a most timely book on the extrapyramidal side-effects (EPSE) of antipsychotic drugs...the style of the author manages to shift what is normally a very dry topic into a format which is easily comprehensible and clinically relevant." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Book Description
This book deals with the most commonly encountered side effects to drugs that form an essential part of the treatment of major psychiatric disorders especially schizophrenia. It is designed to heighten awareness of these adverse effects which still frequently go unnoticed or are attributed to something else. Its relaxed and very readable style has a strong clinical bias and is well illustrated by real case example. It is aimed at both practising clinicians and trainees in a wide range of disciplines.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
It is always comforting to reflect on a 'Golden Age' - a time of optimism and hope when the barriers of ignorance and impotence tumbled before an onslaught of knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neurological tolerability, acute dystonic episodes, extrapyramidal tolerability, chronic dystonia, symptomatic enquiry, extrapyramidal symptomatology, tardive disorder, tardive movement disorders, neurological adverse effects, antidopaminergic medication, antipsychotic exposure, antipsychotic psychopharmacology, acute akathisia, extrapyramidal adverse effects, subjective symptomatology, standardised rating scales, tardive akathisia, tardive dystonia, acute dystonias, related parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, extrapyramidal dysfunction, idiopathic disease, glabellar tap, spontaneous dyskinesias Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Barnes Scale, Gilles de la Tourette, Val de Grace New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It is always comforting to reflect on a 'Golden Age' - a time of optimism and hope when the barriers of ignorance and impotence tumbled before an onslaught of knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neurological tolerability, acute dystonic episodes, extrapyramidal tolerability, chronic dystonia, symptomatic enquiry, extrapyramidal symptomatology, tardive disorder, tardive movement disorders, neurological adverse effects, antidopaminergic medication, antipsychotic exposure, antipsychotic psychopharmacology, acute akathisia, extrapyramidal adverse effects, subjective symptomatology, standardised rating scales, tardive akathisia, tardive dystonia, acute dystonias, related parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, extrapyramidal dysfunction, idiopathic disease, glabellar tap, spontaneous dyskinesias Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Barnes Scale, Gilles de la Tourette, Val de Grace New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 22
books:
See all 22 books this book cites
- Movement Disorders in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry by Anthony B Joseph in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Mental Retardation by Journal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Movement Disorders: A Neuropsychiatric Approach by James B. Lohr in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Institutional Neurosis by Russell Barton on page 244
- Biological Psychiatry: A Textbook by Joseph Mendels in Back Matter
See all 22 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
