Description
| Product ID: | 9781108965682 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Management of Complex Treatment-resistant Psychotic Disorders |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Cummings, Stephen Stahl |
| Page Count: | 538 |
| Subjects: | Psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology, Psychiatry, Psychiatry |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An accessible, evidence-based guide for psychiatrists and mental health professionals involved in the treatment of patients with challenging psychotic disorders. Includes chapters on treating psychosis and bipolar diathesis, along with essential information on treatment strategies, pharmacological information, and tips for managing common issues. This full-color, practical handbook provides a concise, evidence-based psychopharmacological approach to the management of complex treatment-resistant psychotic disorders. Part I focuses uniquely on topics and strategies relevant to treating this challenging patient population. These approaches go beyond standard guidelines while adhering to research and clinically derived data. Part II provides a concise array of information regarding those classes of medications most commonly used when treating complex treatment-resistant psychotic disorders. Each medication guide contains sections including mechanisms of action, typical treatment response, monitoring, dosing and kinetics, medications to avoid in combination/warnings, and take-home pearls. Part III offers tips in brief appendix chapters for managing common issues ranging from loading lithium and valproic acid to the treatment of acute psychomotor agitation. An essential resource for psychiatrists, forensic clinicians, psychiatric trainees, and all mental health professionals involved with, or interested in, the treatment of challenging psychotic disorders. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-07-22 |
