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This reference for clinicians presents information on the use of psychotropic drugs. The text is organized into sections on antidepressants, electroconvulsive therapy, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian agents, anxiolytic agents, hypnotics, mood stabilizers, psychosimulants, cognition enhancers, sex-drive depressants, drugs of abuse, and drugs used in the treatment of substance use disorders. Coverage extends to new, unapproved treatments of psychiatric disorders such as calcium channel blockers and serotonin antagonists. The spiral-bound volume also includes patient information sheets and information on herbal and natural products. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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If you need an up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs, then this is the book for you.Over the past 10 editions, the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs has acquired reputation for presenting its readers and users with reliable, easy-to-find, state-of-the-art information. With its spiralbound horizontal page format, its succinct, bulleted outline information, its clearly laid out comparison charts and tables, and its comprehensive index of generic and trade names, the latest scientific data, clinical guidelines, and patient instructions are uniquely accessible in the Handbook - almost literally, everything you need to know about psychotropic drugs is at your fingertips in a single, inexpensive book.
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