This practical reference provides a clinically oriented management guide to the secondary results of all major classes of psychotropic medications used in North America. Practical Management of the Side Effects of Psychotropic Drugs · describes the symptoms, frequency, and treatment options to certain drug reactions · addresses general issues of side effect management, such as mechanisms of action, differential diagnosis, patient education, quality of life, and potential legal ramifications · explores which compounds are tolerated best in patients with dysthymia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and certain personality disorders · covers agents applied in the control of alcoholism and drug abuse · discusses dealing with special populations, including the elderly, minorities, and medically ill patients · and more! With over 900 references and tables, Practical Management of the Side Effects of Psychotropic Drugs is ideally suited for clinical psychiatrists, primary care physicians, internists, neurologists, psychotherapists, pharmacologists, clinical psychopharmacologists, neuropsychopharmacologists, pharmaceutical and behavioral scientists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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I recommend Dr. Balon's Practical Management of the Side Effects of Psychotropic Drugs to practicing psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians as a good general introduction and a useful reference.
-Psychiatric Services
...a recommended book for all health science libraries and especially for the personal libraries of psychiatrists.
- E-Streams, 2000
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The use of psychotropic drugs has been on the rise over the last three decades, and more than ever, psychotropic drugs are used widely in modern medicine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other new antidepressants, sexual side effects, endocrinological disorders, hypertensive reactions, serotonin syndrome, taking fluoxetine, tardive dystonia, antipsychotic treatment, benzodiazepine dependence, cardiovascular side effects, psychotropic drug use, anticholinergic side effects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The use of psychotropic drugs has been on the rise over the last three decades, and more than ever, psychotropic drugs are used widely in modern medicine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other new antidepressants, sexual side effects, endocrinological disorders, hypertensive reactions, serotonin syndrome, taking fluoxetine, tardive dystonia, antipsychotic treatment, benzodiazepine dependence, cardiovascular side effects, psychotropic drug use, anticholinergic side effects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, American Psychiatric Press, American Psychiatric Association, Child Adolesc, United States, Desk Reference, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, National Institute, Oxford University Press, African Americans, Comprehensive Textbook, Van Putten, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, Drug Safety, Drug-Induced Dysfunction, Pergamon Press, Psychiatry Med, Alcohol Alcohol, Clin Psychiatry, Life Sci, Rapid Rapid Long New!
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- Textbook of Adverse Drug Reactions (Oxford medical publications) by D. M. Davies on page 62, and page 189
- Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook by Joyce H. Lowinson on page 195, and page 197
- Ritalin: Theory and Practice by Laurence L. Greenhill on page 225, and page 227
- Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Therapy (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series) by Jerrold F. Rosenbaum on page 227, and page 280
- Anxiety in the Elderly: Treatment and Research by Carl Salzman on page 164
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