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The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs (Out of print)

AUTHOR Gorman, Jack M.
PUBLISHER St. Martin's Griffin (12/10/2007)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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More than 150,000 copies in print, 4th Edition
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The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs has become a classic and indispensable resource for the layperson and professional alike. Informative, accessible, and easy to use, this newly revised and updated resource presents comprehensive information on the latest drugs and research, covering most adult mental health problems. It also includes balanced information on controversial topics like the risk of suicide from antidepressants and the risk of obesity and diabetes from antipsychotics.

This book will help people with psychiatric problems, as well as their concerned families and friends, to better understand when drug therapy should be considered, which drugs should be used, for how long, and what side effects are expected.

Includes the latest information on:

-Antidepressants

-Antipsychotics

-Side effects and withdrawal symptoms

-Specific usage, dosage duration, and efficacy

"This book...meets a critical need...for the millions of people for whom psychiatric drugs are so important." -Herbert Pardes, past President of the American Psychiatric Association.

Jack M. Gorman, M.D. has been involved in psychiatric research, teaching, and patient care for more than two decades. He has been Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School, and lectures frequently throughout the country. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Mental Health.
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ISBN-13: 9780312368791
ISBN-10: 0312368798
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0004
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Page Count: 448
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 6.20 x 1.00 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 1.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Drug Guides
Medical | Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology
Medical | Pharmacology
Dewey Decimal: 615.788
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007032207
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More than 150,000 copies in print, 4th Edition
GET THE FACTS. GET THE BEST TREATMENT. GET BETTER

The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs has become a classic and indispensable resource for the layperson and professional alike. Informative, accessible, and easy to use, this newly revised and updated resource presents comprehensive information on the latest drugs and research, covering most adult mental health problems. It also includes balanced information on controversial topics like the risk of suicide from antidepressants and the risk of obesity and diabetes from antipsychotics.

This book will help people with psychiatric problems, as well as their concerned families and friends, to better understand when drug therapy should be considered, which drugs should be used, for how long, and what side effects are expected.

Includes the latest information on:

-Antidepressants

-Antipsychotics

-Side effects and withdrawal symptoms

-Specific usage, dosage duration, and efficacy

"This book...meets a critical need...for the millions of people for whom psychiatric drugs are so important." -Herbert Pardes, past President of the American Psychiatric Association.

Jack M. Gorman, M.D. has been involved in psychiatric research, teaching, and patient care for more than two decades. He has been Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School, and lectures frequently throughout the country. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Mental Health.

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Author: Gorman, Jack M.
Peter E. Nathan is the University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology and the editor of Behavioral Approaches to Alcoholism and Alcohol Use and Misuse. Jack M. Gorman is Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Deputy Director of
the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Mental Health and The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs. Neil J. Salkind is Professor of Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Kansas and the author of Child Development. Drs. Nathan and Gorman
are the coeditors of the prize-winning professional book, A Guide to Treatments That Work (OUP).
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