Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy
Author(s): Philip G Janicak MD , Stephen R Marder MD , Mani N Pavuluri MD, PhD
Edition: Fifth
Product Format: Hardbound
ISBN: 9781605475653
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Pages: 704
Pub Date: 2011
Fully updated for its Fifth Edition, Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy summarizes the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of pharmacogenomics, updates on treatments for elderly patients, and discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs used in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy.
--NEW: All treatment sections updated
--NEW: Discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy
--NEW: Emphasis on pharmacogenomics (chapter 2)
--NEW: Updates in treatments for elderly patients
--Discussion of meta-analysis principles in drug studies