Instant Psychopharmacology - Softcover

Diamond, Ronald J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393703916 ISBN 13: 9780393703917

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2002

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Reseña del editor:

This second-edition, straightforward, easy-to-understand text teaches non-medical therapists, clients and clients' families how different pschotropic drugs work. Covering five major classes of drugs - antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian medications, antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antianxiety and sleeping medications - this guide provides information on side effects, indications for use, drug-drug interactions and suggested dosages. All medical infomation has been updated for this new volume, with the inclusion of added discussions of borderline patients and patients with other serious character disorders. Also included are tips on taking medication, practical advice on the client/clinician/psychiatrist relationship and updated tables and graphs on medications' profiles, generic and brand names, prices and side effects.

Biografía del autor:

Ronald J. Diamond, MD, is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry in Madison, and Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Dane County. He teaches psychopharmacology to hundreds of social workers, counselors, nurses, clients, and families of individuals with mental illness each year.

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• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0393703916
• ISBN 13: 9780393703917
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168