New edition of the classic practical reference to psychotropic
medications! Now in full color, with readily recognizable icons for even more
intuitive navigation!
The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs, now in its
18th edition, has become a standard reference for thousands of psychiatrists,
psychologists, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and indeed virtually all
categories of mental health professionals. This book is a must for everyone who
needs an up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant
information about psychotropic drugs:
- Easy-to-read comparison charts with details of treatment options including available dosing forms and strengths o
- Clear advice regarding medication options and precautions
- Potential interactions and side effec ts summarized in comparison charts
- Special precautions to consider when treating children and adolescents, pregnant
patients, or the elderly
- Clearly written patient information sheets
Already widely regarded as the best practical guide on the market, the Clinical Handbook
of Psychotropic Drugs now comes with an improved layout using color coding and
readily recognizable icons for even more intuitive and user-friendly navigation:
- General information on medications, availability, and indications
- Drug
action, dosing, pharmacokinetics, and related areas
- Warnings and precautions
- Patient-related information, such as considerations for special populations, nursing implications, and patient advice
Winner of the 2009 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award in the category Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.
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From the reviews
"Thank you for your excellent psychopharmacology book. As a clinician out in the community, without university affiliation, I count on your book to keep me up to date. They are organized in an eminently practical way and I use them every day."
L. Davenport, MD
"The 18th edition of this excellent resource provides the same quick reference as its predecessors, updated with the newest information available. Because of the constantly growing literature, a new edition is warranted. Quick access to highly useful information is its strong point and I have found this handbook invaluable in my practice. As a busy clinician and researcher, I can find it difficult to keep everything straight without good resources. I can count on this handbook to be current, comprehensive, and interesting. From basic pharmacology to off-label uses, it always delivers. The well-written patient handouts come in quite handy."
Corey Goldstein, MD, Rush University Medical Center, in Doody's Book Review
"This reference is a user-friendly, practical
source that can be utilized in a wide variety of clinical practice settings.
It is best used to extract brief, general information quickly, although it
can also direct the reader to more detailed resources if needed. The cost
for this handbook is reasonable for the amount of information that it contains
and the format in which it is laid out. I would recommend this reference
for any general primary care provider, regardless of discipline,
who cares for a patient population that utilizes psychotropic medications."
Shaunta’ M Ray, PharmD, BCPS, and James C McMillen, PharmD, University of Tennessee in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2009, Vol. 43
"The 18th revised edition has added color coding and intuitive icons... this newly revised text is much more than an update; it is a wholesale improvement in clarity of presentation and ease of use for an already remarkable handbook."
Catherine Chiles, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 75 (5), May 2010
From reviews of the previous editions:
"The sheer volume of relevant data presented is impressive, and the contemporary nature of the information reflects current treatment practices in psychiatry. The editors have made an effort to ensure that the approaches described reflect the range of practice internationally, thus providing additional useful comparative information and a contextual understanding of treatment used in a broad range of settings... Overall, this book is a well-written, comprehensive, and current guide to drug therapy in psychiatry."
Christopher P. Alderman, BPharm, FSHP, BCPP, CGP, in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2007, Vol. 41
"As the practice of psychiatry in the new millennium incorporates ever more sophisticated biological treatments into the classical therapeutic paradigm, the front of new information can deluge busy practitioners. Here is a timely text that serves as a flow valve, providing the reader a quick, fact-filled reference. Into a spiral binder...the editors have organized a wealth of information... It is a valuable reference for pharamacists, advanced practice nurses, residents in psychiatry, medical students, researchers, and other professionals allied to psychiatry. The handbook is easy to use, comprehensive in scope, and up to date – a winner!"
Catherine Chiles, MD, in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009, Volume 70
"This handbook provides everything that you would expect and want from this type of text as well as some interesting additional features, like the patient information sheets. It is easy to navigate, up-to-date and would be a valuable reference book to keep in clinic or on the ward. Although it is written with prescribes in mind, its content is of relevance to any mental health professional."
Sarada Krishnan in International Psychogeriatrics, 2008, Vol. 20
“Packed with useful information and remarkably error-free... I recommend its purchase for use in office-based practices, as a reference on the wards, and as a ready reference and text for students”
Nicholas Delva, MD, in Can J Psychiatry
“I use it to teach psychiatry students – it is phenomenal!”
Toby Goldsmith, MD, Vanderbilt University
“An invaluable quick reference guide for the busy clinician.”
B.E. Leonard in Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp
“Comprehensive… clearly and consistently organized… an ideal resource for rapid and straight-forward retrieval of essential clinical information… a ‘must have’ for those who work in mental health care.”
Marshall Cates, PharmD, in Ann Pharmacother
“Should be available at all nursing stations.”
C. Lindsay DeVane, PharmD, in Am J Health Syst Pharm
“A very practical handbook, packed with numerous charts and tables… up-to-date and most welcome straightforward guide to psychotropic drugs… a top quality publication full of essential information and data.”
Paul Shelley, in Int J Psychiatr Nurs Res
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