Evidence-based Psychopharmacology

by Edited by Dan J. Stein , Bernard Lerer , Stephen M. Stahl

• ISBN13: 9780521824811
• ISBN10: 0521824818
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book presents a comprehensive overview of recent advances in evidence-based pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders. There have been very significant developments in our understanding of the methods for systematically reviewing literature, assessing clinical trials and optimising decision making. The book explores these issues and applies the lessons learned to the practical management of major psychiatric conditions, addressing issues such as selecting the best first-line psychopharmacological intervention for a particular disorder, how long a particular intervention should be continued, and identifying the next-best treatment strategy should the first agent fail. Conditions covered include, amongst others, depression, schizophrenia, panic, PTSD, OCD, ADHD and eating disorders. The potential for complications as a result of adverse interactions between drugs is also examined. These issues lie at the heart of clinical psychopharmacology and the book will therefore appeal to all practising clinicians, whether in a primary care or a specialist mental health setting.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Preface	x
Introduction	xii
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of major depressive disorder	1	(21)
Michael J. Ostacher
Jeffrey Huffman
Roy Perlis
Andrew A. Nierenberg
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder	22	(34)
S. Nassir Ghaemi
Douglas J. Hsu
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia	56	(32)
Robin Emsley
Piet Oosthuizen
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of generalized anxiety disorder	88	(17)
David S. Baldwin
Claire Polkinghorn
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of panic disorder	105	(16)
Abraham Bakker
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom
Dan J. Stein
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of posttraumatic stress disorder	121	(16)
C. Barbara Portier
Abraham Bakker
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom
Dan J. Stein
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder	137	(28)
Carlos Blanco
Muhammad S. Raza
Franklin R. Schneier
Michael R. Liebowitz
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder	165	(39)
Naomi A. Fineberg
Tim M. Gale
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of eating disorders	204	(51)
Martine F. Flament
Claudia Furino
Nathalie Godart
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	255	(35)
Joseph Biederman
Thomas Spencer
Timothy Wilens
Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's disease	290	(30)
John Grimley Evans
Gordon Wilcock
Jacqueline Birks
Drug interactions	320	(20)
C. Lindsay DeVane
Index	340