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Author Healy, David, 1954-

Title Psychiatric drugs explained / David Healy ; foreword by Richard Brook.

Publication Info. Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, [2009]
©2009

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  615.788 H434P    Check Shelf
Edition Fifth edition.
Description vii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Antipsychotics -- Antipsychotic side effects and their management -- Antidepressants -- Side effects of antidepressants -- Management of acute bipolar disorder -- Mood-stabilisers -- Drugs for children -- Anxiety disorders -- Benzodiazepine anxiolytics -- Anxiolysis and the serotonin system -- Beta-blockers and anxiety -- Sleep disorders and insomnia -- Non-pharmacological management of insomnia -- Hypnotics -- Sedatives -- Cognitive enhancement and the dementias -- Cogntive enhancement and neuroprotection -- The range of sexual difficulties -- Effects of drugs on aspects of sexual functioning -- Physical dependence type 1 -- Physical dependence type 2 -- Physical dependence type 3 -- Consent -- Pharmacological abuse -- Liability -- The ethical industry -- Evidence-biased psychiatry -- The marketing of psychiatric disorders -- From health care to Pharmageddon.
Subject Psychotropic drugs.
Psychopharmacology.
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy.
Mental Disorders -- drug therapy -- Handbooks.
Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use -- Handbooks.
ISBN 9780702029974
0702029971
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