A comprehensive resource for mental health professionals--now in a fully revised and updated tenth edition.

The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists is the gold standard for mental health clinicians looking for clear, reliable information about the pharmacological treatment of mental health conditions. Organized by disorder and, within each disorder, by medication, this book is designed to familiarize clinicians and students with the basic terminology and models of psychopharmacology.

This fully revised and updated tenth edition provides essential information on medications and treatment options, and includes the latest research on side effects, contraindications, and efficacy of all major medications prescribed for mental health disorders.

This handbook makes it simple to:

• Get the facts about drug interactions and side effects
• Find out how medications affect adults, children, and adolescents differently
• Learn how different cultures view medical treatment--vital information for anyone treating clients from a variety of backgrounds
• Discontinue medication safely when needed

The book also includes new material on novel and emerging medications, ethnopsychopharmacology, genomic testing, and psychopharmacology with older adults.

This comprehensive guide to psychopharmacology has been adopted as a textbook at universities nationwide and is an important resource for every therapist's library.

A classic in its field, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Simple offers everything you need to know about the use of psychoactive medications in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychological disorders in easy-to-understand language.

This fully revised and updated fourth edition offers new information on sleep disorders, sleep medication, and substance abuse. You'll also find up-to-date DSM-5 definitions, information regarding teen use of antidepressants and suicidality, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD medications, bipolar disorder, psychotic episodes and eating disorders in children and adolescents, the use of antipsychotics in children and adolescents, non-medication approaches and adjuncts to medications, and how to assess and treat noncompliance and breakthrough symptoms.

Also included are fact sheets that clearly delineate frequently prescribed medications for each disorder along with medication side effects and signs of toxicity. For each psychological disorder, the book offers: current diagnostic criteria; treatment indications and contraindications; medication information; and help for monitoring, evaluating, and following up with patients.

Whether you are a pediatrician, parent, therapist, educator, or other health care professional, this is the only resource you need to consult for the most recent information on child and adolescent medications and treatment.

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2022, 81/2x11, paper, 316 pp

CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS provides a complete overview in everyday language of:

- The science of anxiety, mood, and other disorders

- The truth behind some common myths

- How direct-to-consumer advertising impacts you

- Up-to-date information on the common brand names, correct dosages, possible interactions and side effects, and complete instructions for the proper use of more than 50 medications

CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS

The most reliable guide to the diagnosis and pharmaceutical treatment of emotional disorders in adults and children in the twenty-first century.