Kaplan & Sadock's Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatm

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook includes all the newest drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders. Each chapter provides complete information on preparation and dosages; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women; adverse reactions; and drug-drug interactions. To help physicians recognize and prescribe medications, the book presents color plates of all major drugs and indicates the forms and dosages in which they are available. Front-of-book tables identify chapters where each drug is discussed, and drugs used for each disorder. Also included is a tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures. FEATURES: * Practical, accessible guide to drug treatment of psychiatric disorders in adults and children * Complete information on each drug -- name and molecular structure; preparation and dosages; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women; adverse and allergic reactions; and drug-drug interactions * Colour plates of all major drugs and listing of forms and dosages available, to help physicians recognize and prescribe medications * Front-of-book tables quickly identify chapters where each drug is discussed and drugs used to treat each disorder * Tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, signs and symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures * Chapter on psychoactive herbs commonly used by patients NEW TO THIS EDITION: * All the latest drugs included * Every chapter completely updated * New co-author, Norman Sussman, MD, Director of Psychopharmacology Consultation Service at Bellevue Hospital