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Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill

By James L. Levenson , Stephen J. Ferrando , James A. Owen

Book information

Publisher
Inc., American Psychiatric Publishing
Year
2010
ISBN
1585623679, 9781585623679
LCC
RM315 .C5474 2010
Open Library ID
OL24049994M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4554092 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
641\641
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

Psychiatric drugs are frequently used in the medically ill and are prescribed to nearly three-quarters of medically ill patients seen in psychiatric consultation. Primary care and other nonpsychiatric physicians account for more than one-half of prescriptions written for psychiatric drugs, typically to patients with complex medical illnesses. Appropriate use of psychopharmacology in the medically ill requires careful consideration of the underlying disease process and the potential for multiple complex interactions. Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill is a comprehensive yet practical guide to psychotropic prescribing for patients who are medically ill. Both basic and more specialized knowledge is covered, from fundamental principles of psychotropic prescribing to disease- and organ system specific issues. Designed to be useful to a broad range of specialists, this manual will equip clinicians with the detailed and directly relevant information they need to provide safe and effective psychopharmacological treatment for their patients with medical illness.

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