Practical Psychopharmacology. Basic to Advanced Principles

Description

Practical Psychopharmacology takes the novel approach of writing at three different levels—beginning, intermediate, and advanced—to give the practicing psychopharmacologist a tailored experience. Each chapter focuses on a specifi c DSM-5 disorder and outlines abbreviated treatment guidelines to help the reader understand where their knowledge base and clinical practice currently resides. At the fi rst level, the book teaches novice prescribers practical diagnostic skills and provides a brief overview of pertinent genetic and neuroimaging fi ndings to increase prescribing confi dence. Next, it provides mid-level clinicians with intermediate techniques and guidelines for more diffi cult cases. Th e fi nal level provides nuanced guidance for advanced practitioners or those who see the most treatment-resistant patients. Th is approach allows a clinician to access this book periodically throughout the care of an individual patient and to gradually progress through a series of more advanced psychopharmacological techniques for making accurate and effi cient diagnoses. Readers can also visit the book’s eResource page to download a bonus chapter on eating disorders, as well as case studies and multiple-choice questions for each chapter. List of Figures and Tables vii Series Editor’s Foreword ix Preface: Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy, and the Psychosocial Aspects of Prescribing xi Acknowledgments and Dedication xiii Prologue xiv 1 Adult Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder 1 2 Anxiety Disorders: Panic, Social, Obsessive-Compulsive, Generalized, and Post-Traumatic Anxiety 31 3 Bipolar Disorders: Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, and Cyclothymic Disorder 83 4 Borderline Personality Disorder 121 5 Depressive Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and Seasonal Depressive Disorder 158 6 Insomnia 219 7 Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Traumatic Brain Injury 246 8 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 280 9 Substance Related and Addictive Disorders: Nicotine, Alcohol, Opiates, and Food 320 Index 358