Libri di Richard I. Shader

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this handbook provides complete, current, and easily accessible information on how psychotropic drugs interact with one another and with compounds used to treat non-psychiatric medical conditions. The book is organized for rapid reference, includes numerous tables, and offers guidelines for managing adverse effects. The Third Edition includes an adverse drug effects table in the appendix section, tables on receptor binding and dosing, and the latest information on drugs of abuse and chemical dependence. This edition also includes drug-food interactions for each drug category and interactions of psychotropic drugs with HIV medications.

This gold-standard practical guide and reference to the safe and effective use of the latest antidepressant medications comprehensively explains in detail the welter of therapeutic options available to frontline physicians who prescribe antidepressants. Single-mindedly concentrating on information of high relevance to their daily clinical use, the authors review the latest developments concerning these medications and demonstrate how experts in the field approach the treatment of depression. Their clinical recommendations cover a wide range of uses in special populations, including geriatric depression, bipolar depression, psychotic depression, substance abuse and depression, HIV/AIDS-related depression, depression associated with pregnancy, post-traumatic stressdisorder, and depression in children.

Thoroughly updated in a Third Edition, Dr. Shader's popular "Spiral[registered] Manual" is a practical, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This edition features new chapters on pharmacotherapy for children and youth and on pain management and an expanded chapter on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in youth and adults. Coverage also includes complete updates on all psychotropic drugs and an expanded, totally revamped chapter on drug interactions. A new appendix presents a bibliography of algorithms for psychopharmacology and lists Websites to consult for updated iterations. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details.