Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of evidence-based information on psychiatric drugs in an easy-to-use format that can be quickly referenced in the clinical setting.
Written by internationally recognised author Dr David Healy, the book provides a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects. There is an emphasis on the lived experience of patients, providing the reader with a sense of what the adverse effects of drugs might feel like to those who use them.
A reader-friendly approach and clear layout, with information organised by disorder, make this popular title accessible and useful not only to nursing staff, but to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
1. Introduction - p. Page viii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xiv 4. 1 : The person on treatment - p. Page xiv 5. 2 : The antipsychotics - p. Page 4 6. 3 : Antipsychotic side effects and their management - p. Page 25 7. 4 : The antidepressants - p. Page 43 8. 5 : Side effects of antidepressants - p. Page 66 9. 6 : Management of acute bipolar disorder - p. Page 81 10. 7 : Mood-stabilisers - p. Page 96 11. 8 : Stimulants and drugs for children - p. Page 116 12. 9 : The anxiety disorders - p. Page 135 13. 10 : Benzodiazepine and gabapentinoid anxiolytics - p. Page 148 14. 11 : Serotonin and anxiolysis - p. Page 161 15. 12 : Beta-blockers and anxiety - p. Page 168 16. 13 : Sleep disorders and insomnia - p. Page 172 17. 14 : Non-pharmacological management of insomnia - p. Page 181 18. 15 : Hypnotics - p. Page 186 19. 16 : Sedatives - p. Page 192 20. 17 : Cognitive enhancement and the dementias - p. Page 197 21. 18 : Cognitive enhancement and neuroprotection - p. Page 203 22. 19 : The range of sexual difficulties - p. Page 213 23. 20 : Effects of drugs on aspects of sexual functioning - p. Page 222 24. 21 : Dependence and withdrawal - p. Page 241 25. 22 : Dependence and craving - p. Page 251 26. 23 : Dependence and protracted withdrawal - p. Page 260 27. 24 : Consent - p. Page 268 28. 25 : Pharmacological abuse - p. Page 281 29. 26 : The ethical industry - p. Page 290 30. 27 : Evidence-biased care - p. Page 300 31. 28 : Marketing and risk - p. Page 309 32. 29 : From healthcare to pharmageddon - p. Page 317 33. Index - p. Page 324
Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of evidence-based information on psychiatric drugs in an easy-to-use format that can be quickly referenced in the clinical setting.
Written by internationally recognised author Dr David Healy, the book provides a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects. There is an emphasis on the lived experience of patients, providing the reader with a sense of what the adverse effects of drugs might feel like to those who use them.
A reader-friendly approach and clear layout, with information organised by disorder, make this popular title accessible and useful not only to nursing staff, but to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
1. Introduction - p. Page viii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xiv 4. 1 : The person on treatment - p. Page xiv 5. 2 : The antipsychotics - p. Page 4 6. 3 : Antipsychotic side effects and their management - p. Page 25 7. 4 : The antidepressants - p. Page 43 8. 5 : Side effects of antidepressants - p. Page 66 9. 6 : Management of acute bipolar disorder - p. Page 81 10. 7 : Mood-stabilisers - p. Page 96 11. 8 : Stimulants and drugs for children - p. Page 116 12. 9 : The anxiety disorders - p. Page 135 13. 10 : Benzodiazepine and gabapentinoid anxiolytics - p. Page 148 14. 11 : Serotonin and anxiolysis - p. Page 161 15. 12 : Beta-blockers and anxiety - p. Page 168 16. 13 : Sleep disorders and insomnia - p. Page 172 17. 14 : Non-pharmacological management of insomnia - p. Page 181 18. 15 : Hypnotics - p. Page 186 19. 16 : Sedatives - p. Page 192 20. 17 : Cognitive enhancement and the dementias - p. Page 197 21. 18 : Cognitive enhancement and neuroprotection - p. Page 203 22. 19 : The range of sexual difficulties - p. Page 213 23. 20 : Effects of drugs on aspects of sexual functioning - p. Page 222 24. 21 : Dependence and withdrawal - p. Page 241 25. 22 : Dependence and craving - p. Page 251 26. 23 : Dependence and protracted withdrawal - p. Page 260 27. 24 : Consent - p. Page 268 28. 25 : Pharmacological abuse - p. Page 281 29. 26 : The ethical industry - p. Page 290 30. 27 : Evidence-biased care - p. Page 300 31. 28 : Marketing and risk - p. Page 309 32. 29 : From healthcare to pharmageddon - p. Page 317 33. Index - p. Page 324
