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Psychotropic Drugs, 3e

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In it's second edition, the book divides into two essential overviews that are very "user friendly". The first part profiles a general clinical psychopharmacology which provides a well written and comprehensible neuroanatomy review, which is basic to the understanding of how psychotropic drugs work. The mental disorders are discussed which these drugs are used to treat, along with ECT, abuse dynamics and interventions.

The second section provides a complete drug profile for more than 100 psychotropics. Included in each profile are facts that exceed most common nursing medication books. The drug index is all encompassing and has index resource to furthur promote a handy reference source.

This is the definitive book for psychiatric nurses who want to better understand the potential benefits, risks, and interactions of psychiatric meds. I also recommend the other editions, although this one is more updated. I've been doing psych nursing for 21+ years and this book is the one I recommend for nurses new to psychiatric nursing who really want to understand the meds. In my experience psychiatric health care providers often overprescribe or prescribe in a less than safe manner at times. This book gives me the knowledge to better oversee the safety of my patients.

This book presented a very concise and professional review of the different types of psychotropic medications and the disorders best treated by them. This book was required for my Doctoral Psychopharmacology class and was well received by the class.