Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts, Third Edition [Spiral-bound]

Nicholas G. Ward (Author), Maxmen (Author), Jerrold S. Maxmen (Author), Jerrold S. Maxman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002 | ISBN-10: 0393703010 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703016 | Edition: 3rd

New psychotropic drugs continue to flood the market, most notably "atypical" antipsychotics and new antidepressants. This manual gives doctors the facts they need on nine categories of medications, detailing drugs available, symptom indications, side effects, drug-drug interactions, effects on laboratory tests, overdose, methods for withdrawal, patient notes - and more.

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About the Author

Jerrold S. Maxmen died in 1991. Nicholas G. Ward, M.D., lives in Seattle, Washington.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 480 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703010
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703016
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology > Neuropsychopharmacology

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Reference Book, February 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts (Norton Professional Books) (Spiral-bound)

This book is a terrific resource for both mental health professionals and consumers. It uses plain language and covers most types, uses, and properties of psychotropic drugs on the market today. It is a must for practicing psychologists, therapists, and counselors. And, perhaps psychiatrists as well.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, compact, and surprisingly comprehensive., April 22, 2004

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D. A Flory (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts, Third Edition (Spiral-bound)

This is a terrific reference book for anyone who uses or prescribes psychoactive drugs. It is both readable and comprehensive enough for the professional. This book is very well organized and all the easy-to-forget details about dosages and side effects are rapidly available.

I was surprised to discover that charts comparing the effects of the different tricyclics, most of which are lumped into one or two catagories in much more expensive psychiatric texts!

I think psychiatric residents would find this book particularly useful, especially because of its small size.