Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

by Bezchlibnyk-Butler, Kalyna Z.

• ISBN13: 9780889372580
• ISBN10: 0889372586
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub

Summary

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada. Annual quick reference for psychiatrists, pharmacists, and psychiatric nurses. Summarizes psychotropic medications in a tabular format. Landscape format. Wire-spiral binding.

Table of Contents

Antidepressants	p. 2
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)	p. 3
Norepinephrine Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI)	p. 13
Selective Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI)	p. 17
Serotonin-2 Antagonists/Reuptake Inhibitors (SARI)	p. 20
Noradrenergic/Specific Serotonergic Antidepressant (NaSSA)	p. 26
Non-Selective Cyclic Antidepressants	p. 28
Effects of Antidepressants on Neurotransmitters/Receptors	p. 37
Pharmacological Effects of Antidepressants on Neurotransmitters/Receptors	p. 38
Frequency of Adverse Reactions to Cyclic Antidepressants at Therapeutic Doses	p. 39
Reversible Inhibitor of MAO-A (RIMA)	p. 41
Irreversible Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors	p. 44
Frequency of Adverse Reactions to MAOI Antidepressants at Therapeutic Doses	p. 50
Antidepressant Doses	p. 51
Switching Antidepressants	p. 53
Antidepressant Augmentation Strategies	p. 54
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)	p. 56
Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics)	p. 61
"Novel" Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics)	p. 69
"Conventional" Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics)	p. 74
Effects of Antipsychotics on Neurotransmitters/Receptors	p. 80
Pharmacological Effects of Antipsychotics on Neurotransmitters/Receptors	p. 81
Frequency of Adverse Reactions to Antipsychotics at Therapeutic Doses	p. 82
Antipsychotic Doses	p. 84
Comparison of Depot Antipsychotics	p. 87
Extrapyramidal Side Effects of Antipsychotics	p. 89
Switching Antipsychotics	p. 92
Antipsychotic Augmentation Strategies	p. 93
Antiparkinsonian Agents	p. 95
Effects on Extrapyramidal Symptoms	p. 99
Comparison of Antiparkinsonian Agents	p. 100
Anxiolytic Agents	p. 102
Benzodiazepines	p. 102
Comparison of the Benzodiazepines	p. 109
Buspirone	p. 114
Hypnotics/Sedatives	p. 117
Comparison of Hypnotics/Sedatives	p. 121
Mood Stabilizers	p. 124
Lithium	p. 124
Carbamazepine	p. 131
Valproate	p. 138
Clonazepam	p. 143
l-Tryptophan	p. 145
Comparison of Mood Stabilizers	p. 147
Psychostimulants	p. 149
Comparison of Psychostimulants	p. 154
Cognition Enhancers	p. 156
Comparison of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors	p. 159
Sex-Drive Depressants	p. 161
Comparison of Sex-Drive Depressants	p. 162
Drugs of Abuse	p. 164
Alcohol	p. 166
Hallucinogens	p. 169
Stimulants	p. 173
Opiates/Narcotics	p. 176
Inhalants/Aerosols	p. 180
Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB)	p. 181
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	p. 183
Disulfiram	p. 183
Naltrexone	p. 186
Methadone	p. 188
New Unapproved Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders	p. 190
Adrenergic Agents	p. 192
Calcium Channel Blockers	p. 194
Cholinergic Agents	p. 195
Dopaminergic Agents	p. 195
GABA-Agents/Anticonvulsants	p. 196
Peptides	p. 198
Serotonergic Agents	p. 198
Serotonin Antagonists	p. 199
Steroid Biosynthesis Inhibitors	p. 200
Miscellaneous	p. 200
Herbal (Natural) Products	p. 203
Glossary	p. 206
Suggested Readings	p. 209
Index of Drugs	p. 213
Patient Information Sheets	p. 219
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