Kaplan and Sadock's Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

by Sadock, Benjamin J.; Sadock, Virginia A.

• ISBN13: 9780781725316
• ISBN10: 0781725313
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-13
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The Third Edition of this popular handbook is a current and practical guide to the drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. All the newest drugs are included and every chapter is completely updated. Drugs are classified by pharmacological activity and listed alphabetically. Each chapter includes complete information on preparation and dosages; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women; adverse reactions; and drug-drug interactions. To help physicians recognize and prescribe medications, the book presents color plates of all major drugs and indicates the forms and dosages in which they are commercially available. Tables at the front of the book identify chapters where each drug is discussed, and which drugs are used for each disorder. The book includes a tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures; and information on the effects of drugs on laboratory tests.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	p. ii
About the Authors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Table A	p. xv
Table B	p. xviii
General Principles of Psychopharmacology	p. 1
[alpha subscript 2]-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists: Clonidine and Guanfacine	p. 29
[beta]-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists	p. 35
Amantadine	p. 42
Anticholinergics	p. 45
Antihistamines	p. 49
Barbiturates and Similarly Acting Drugs	p. 54
Benzodiazepines	p. 63
Bupropion	p. 75
Buspirone	p. 79
Calcium Channel Inhibitors	p. 83
Carbamazepine	p. 87
Chloral Hydrate	p. 96
Cholinesterase Inhibitors	p. 98
Dantrolene	p. 103
Disulfiram	p. 105
Dopamine Receptor Agonists and Precursors: Apomorphine, Bromocriptine, Levodopa, Pergolide, Pramipexole, and Ropinirole	p. 108
Dopamine Receptor Antagonists: Typical Antipsychotics	p. 113
Lithium	p. 136
Mirtazapine	p. 148
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors	p. 151
Naltrexone	p. 158
Nefazodone	p. 165
Opioid Receptor Agonists: Methadone, Levomethadyl, and Buprenorphine	p. 169
Orlistat	p. 176
Other Anticonvulsants: Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, and Topiramate	p. 178
Reboxetine	p. 184
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors	p. 186
Serotonin-Dopamine Antagonists: Atypical Antipsychotics	p. 204
Sibutramine	p. 219
Sildenafil	p. 222
Sympathomimetics and Related Drugs	p. 226
Thyroid Hormones	p. 234
Trazodone	p. 237
Tricyclics and Tetracyclics	p. 241
Valproate	p. 252
Venlafaxine	p. 259
Yohimbine	p. 262
Drug Augmentation Therapy	p. 264
Laboratory Tests and Drug Therapy	p. 271
Psychoactive Herbs	p. 288
Medication-Induced Movement Disorders	p. 295
Intoxication and Overdose	p. 304
Index	p. 313
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