Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

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.

Table Of Contents

Preface to the First Edition
Preface
Publisher's Preface

1: General Principles
2: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
3: Assessment of Drug Efficacy and Relevant Clinical Issues
4: Indications for Antipsychotics
5: Treatment with Antipsychotics
6: Indications for Antidepressants
7: Treatment with Antidepressants
8: Therapeutic Neuromodulation
9: Indications for Mood Stabilizers
10: Treatment with Mood Stabilizers
11: Indications for Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
12: Treatment with Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
13: Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety-Related Disorders
14: Psychopharmacotherapy in Early Life
15: Psychopharmacotherapy in Later Life
16: Psychopharmacotherapy in Special Populations

Glossary
Index