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The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry /

The evidence base for drug treatments in psychiatry ranges from meta-analyses and randomised controlled clinical trials to single case reports, and from NICE guidelines to individual SPCs. Where do you look for information when transferring a patient from one drug to another? Where do you find a cle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Taylor, David, 1963- (Autor), Paton, Carol (Autor), Kapur, Shitij (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Edición:Eleventh edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on using The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines; Notes on inclusion of drugs; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Plasma level monitoring of psychotropic drugs and anticonvulsants; Interpreting sample results; Chapter 2 Schizophrenia; Antipsychotic drugs; Antipsychotic drugs: equivalent doses; Antipsychotic drugs: minimum effective doses; Antipsychotic drugs: licensed maximum doses; New antipsychotic drugs; Antipsychotic drugs: general principles of prescribing
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia Treatment algorithms for schizophrenia; Antipsychotic drugs: monitoring of metabolic effects; Switching antipsychotic drugs because of poor tolerability; Antipsychotic response: to increase the dose, to switch, to add or just wait
  • what is the right move?; Speed and onset of antipsychotic drug action; First-generation antipsychotic drugs: place in therapy; Antipsychotic drugs: long-acting injections; Risperidone long-acting injection; Paliperidone palmitate long-acting injection
  • Management of patients on long-term depots: dose reduction Combined antipsychotic drugs; High-dose antipsychotic drugs: prescribing and monitoring; Negative symptoms in schizophrenia; Antipsychotic prophylaxis; Refractory schizophrenia and clozapine; Clozapine augmentation; Refractory schizophrenia: alternatives to clozapine; Clozapine: management of common adverse effects; Clozapine: uncommon or unusual adverse effects; Clozapine: serious haematological and cardiovascular adverse effects; Clozapine, neutropenia and lithium; Clozapine and chemotherapy; Clozapine-related hypersalivation
  • Guidelines for the initiation of clozapine for patients based in the community Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils) in schizophrenia; Extrapyramidal side-effects of antipsychotic drug treatment; Treatment of antipsychotic-induced akathisia; Treatment of tardive dyskinesia; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Catatonia; Cardiovascular effects of antipsychotic drug treatment; Antipsychotic drugs and hypertension; Hyperprolactinaemia; Antipsychotic-induced weight gain; Treatment of drug-induced weight gain; Antipsychotic drugs, diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance; Antipsychotic drugs and dyslipidaemia
  • Antipsychotic drugs and sexual dysfunction Antipsychotic-associated hyponatraemia; Antipsychotics and pneumonia; Relative adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs: a rough guide; Chapter 3 Bipolar disorder; Valproate; Lithium; Carbamazepine; Physical monitoring of people with bipolar disorder; Treatment of acute mania or hypomania; Antipsychotic drugs in bipolar disorder; Bipolar depression; Rapid cycling bipolar disorder; Prophylaxis in bipolar disorder; Chapter 4 Depression and anxiety; Depression; Antidepressants; Treatment of resistant depression; Treatment of psychotic depression