Synopses & Reviews
Within psychiatry, there is a large and growing interest for formal diagnostic and treatment consensus guidelines. Written by department chairs and senior professors, the very people who co-ordinate the care of those patients who are the most difficult to treat, this textbook focuses on treatment from a psychopharmacological point of view by addressing drug management at all points from the beginning of treatment (for the never before treated) through to attempting to treat previously resistant patients. The unique algorithmic presentation of this book:
- Directly mirrors how physicians and patients see the process of treatment
- Provides clear decision pathways for all stages of treatment in psychiatric disorders
- Makes it obvious where the patient stands in the protocol and, thus, what to do next about medication
This Textbook of Treatment Algorithms in Psychopharmacology presents both algorithms and protocols, making it invaluable for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and nurse practitioners, benefit managers and all who care for the mentally ill.
Synopsis
Psychopharmacology is the study of drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders. This textbook looks at the use of clinical algorithms in relation to clinical psychopharmacology, especially the nature and current use of algorithms, and their future potential for the medical community.
Table of Contents
Contributors.
Preface.
Algorithms—A European Perspective (S. Montgomery).
The Expert Consensus Guideline Series: An Overview (A. Frances, et al.).
The Language of Algorithms (D. Hartley).
The Current Utility and Future Development of Algorithms (D. Klein).
Major Depression and its Subtypes (C. DeBattista, et al.).
Bipolar Disorder (T. Suppes, et al.).
Schizophrenia (C. Zarate).
Panic Disorder (J. Coplan & J. Gorman).
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (D. Stein).
Social Phobia (S. Sutherland & J. Davidson).
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (R. Marshall, et al.).
Childhood-onset Depressive Disorders (B. Birmaher, et al.).
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (D. Lee, et al.).
Pharmacoeconomics (B. McFarland).
Index.