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Psychiatry

Clinical Pharmacology of
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Provides a summary of the clinically relevant pharmacology of five different SSRIs in a manner that is user-friendly. The goal of this book is to facilitate the optimum use of this important class of antidepressants.

Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD - University of Kansas
Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia, 3E
Antipsychotics are reviewed, including efficacy, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, and dosing. Topics covered include metabolic effects of antipsychotic drugs, mainagement of acute psychosis, long-acting antipsychotic drugs, and treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Pertinent clinical issues in management of this disease are reviewed.
Robert R. Conley, MD - Chief–Inpatient Research Program,
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Maryland
Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP - Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Maryland
Outpatient Management of Depression, 3E

Provides a system for rapid diagnosis and efficient management of depression, including patient education, brief supportive counseling, and medication. Focuses on treatment with antidepressant medications, including when to initiate treatment, antidepressant pharmacology, how to select the appropriate medication, and how to manage treatment failures. The results of the STAR*D trial are reviewed in detail.

Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD - Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Kansas