Synopses & Reviews
This is a concise and easily accessible introduction for psychotherapists to the treatment and referral issues that surround commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs. It provides an overview of psychopharmacology as it affects therapists' work with clients who are already using psychiatric medications or who potentially should be.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-114) and indexes.
About the Author
George Buelow is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. His doctorate was earned at the University of Oregon.(R.Ph.) (M.S., University of Southern Mississippi)Sidne Buelow works at the Clearview Chemical Dependence Treatment Center.
Table of Contents
1. Psychotherapists and Psychiatric Medicines. 2. How Medications Function in the Body and the Brain: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. 3. Depression and Antidepressants; Bipolar Disorder and Lithium. 4. Anxiety and the Anxiolytics; Sleep Disorders and the Hypnotics. 5. Psychosis and the Antipsychotics. 6. Pain and the Analgesics. Appendices. Glossary. References. Medications Index. Index.