BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS IN PSYCHIATRY by Malcolm Lader, Reginald Herrington ( 9780192626523 )

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BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS IN PSYCHIATRY

By:

Malcolm Lader, Reginald Herrington

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

14 December, 1995

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

460

Description:

The easing of mental suffering by treatments which directly affect the substance of the brain has a long history and an established place in psychiatric practice.This new edition of a highly sucessful book reviewing the current status of these treatment methods has been updated to include discussion of new groups of compounds and also new families of drugs which have come into greater prominence, such as newer antidepressants. The book concerned particularly with clinical practice and discusses in detail the management of individual conditions and the use of psychotropic drugs. The rational and effective use of these techniques needs an understandingof the scientific background, and chapters are devoted to basic pharmacology, the evaluation of treatment methods, the development of new techniques, the psychosocial and politico-ethical aspects of treatment, and the special problems encountered in treating children and the elderly. The economicaspects of prescribing are also outlined. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of drugs in psychiatry. The book provides a quick reference source for the use of drugs used in psychiatry, such as antidepressants and tranquillizers. The text thus provides a background of the principles of prescribing and the wider implications of the use of these compounds. The social aspects of prescribing, placebo response, and similar topics are also discussed in detail.

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The easing of mental suffering by treatments which directly affect the substance of the brain has a long history and an established place in psychiatric practice. This new edition of a highly successful book reviewing the current status of these treatment methods has been updated to include discussion of new groups of compounds and also new families of drugs which have come into greater prominence, such as newer antidepressants, The book is concerned particularly with clinical practice and discusses in detail the management of individual conditions and the use of psychotropic drugs. The rational and effective use of these techniques needs an understanding of the scientific background, and chapters are devoted to basic pharmacology, the evaluation of treatment methods, the development of new techniques, the psychosocial and politico-ethical aspects of treatment, and the special problems encountered in treating children and the elderly. The economic aspects of prescribing are also outlined.The book will be of interest to psychiatrists, especially those reading for postgraduate qualifications, to those dealing with the mentally ill, and to neruopharmacologists who wish to understand current treatment methods in clincial psychiatry.

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