Principles & Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

The fully updated Fourth Edition of this comprehensive clinical reference summarises the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Coverage includes the recently FDA-approved use of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression and current clinical guidelines on electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation, including indications, dosage, variations in treatment, and administration. Other topics addressed include the risks and benefits of psychopharmacotherapy for the pregnant, child, adolescent, geriatric, and dementia patient, and up-to-the-minute strategies for treating schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, dementia, and more. FEATURES: * Summaries of the latest data and meta-analyses on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies * Practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder * State-of-the-art approaches to individualizing treatment for each patient New to this edition * The recently FDA-approved use of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression * Clinical applications of electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation, including indications, dosage, variations in treatment, and administration * Risks and benefits of psychopharmacotherapy for the pregnant, child, adolescent, geriatric, and dementia patient * Up-to-the-minute therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, dementia, conduct disorders, and more * Plus current information on the relevant treatment principles for all major classes of psychotropic drugs, including mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and adverse effects