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Drugs in psychiatry /
Part of the Drugs in series, the updated second edition of this practical pocketbook summarizes essential information on all the major drugs currently used in clinical psychiatric practice. Beginning with a brief discussion on drugs in psychiatry, the text moves on to consider the principles of psyc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Drugs in ...
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Drug treatment and psychiatry; The use of drugs in psychiatry; The nature of psychiatric disorders; The diagnostic hierarchical model in psychiatry; The need for a full assessment; 2 The principles of psychopharmacology; Classification of psychotropic drugs; The principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs; Pharmacokinetic terms and formulae; Pharmacokinetics in neonates and babies; Pharmacokinetics in the elderly; Drug receptors; Receptor superfamilies; Neurotransmitter systems; 3 Non-depot antipsychotic drugs.
- Use of antipsychotic drugsClassification of first-generation antipsychotic drugs; Second-generation antipsychotic drugs; NICE guidance; CATIE and CUtLASS; Equivalent doses; High doses; Overall cautions and contraindications; Withdrawal of antipsychotic drugs; Extrapyramidal symptoms; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Effects of antipsychotic drugs on brain structure; Elderly patients; Chlorpromazine; Trifluoperazine; Haloperidol; Pimozide; Flupentixol; Zuclopenthixol; Sulpiride; Second-generation antipsychotic drugs: side-effects and cautions; Amisulpride; Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Olanzapine.
- PaliperidoneQuetiapine; Risperidone; Asenapine; 4 Antipsychotic depot injections; Administration; Dosage guidelines; Equivalent doses; Choice; Flupentixol decanoate; Fluphenazine decanoate; Haloperidol decanoate; Olanzapine embonate; Paliperidone; Pipotiazine palmitate; Risperidone; Zuclopenthixol decanoate; 5 Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; 6 Antimanic drugs; The use of antimanic drugs; Treatment strategies for bipolar I disorder; Lithium salts; Carbamazepine; Valproic acid; Second-generation antipsychotics; Asenapine.
- 7 Tricyclic and related antidepressant drugsThe use of tricyclic antidepressants; Dosage; Choice; Withdrawal; Driving and the use of machinery; Amitriptyline; Imipramine; Trimipramine; Dosulepin; Clomipramine; Lofepramine; Nortriptyline; Doxepin; Trazodone; Mianserin; 8 Monoamine-oxidase inhibitors; The use of MAOIs; Choice; Withdrawal; Phenelzine; Isocarboxazid; Tranylcypromine; Reversible MAOIs; Moclobemide; 9 Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors; The use of SSRIs; Risk of suicide or hostility; Interactions with MAOIs; Withdrawal reactions and dependency; Side-effects of SSRIs; Efficacy.
- FluvoxamineFluoxetine; Sertraline; Paroxetine; Citalopram; Escitalopram; 10 Other and newer antidepressants; Agomelatine; Duloxetine; Flupentixol; Mirtazapine; Reboxetine; Venlafaxine; Tryptophan; 11 Treatment-resistant depression; Treatment-resistant depression; 12 Other drugs used in psychiatry; Benzodiazepines; Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics; Buspirone; Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs; Barbiturates; Central nervous system stimulants; Antimuscarinic drugs used in parkinsonism; Drugs used in substance dependence; Drugs for Alzheimer's disease; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J.