Clinical Handbooks of Psychotropic Drugs
The definitive references for psychotropic medications. Independent and unbiased practical tools for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, physicians, and all mental health professionals.
Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs
The definitive references for psychotropic medications. Independent and unbiased practical tools for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, physicians, and all mental health professionals.
Practical features for which the CHPD is renowned:
- Unique, easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions…) for a quick overview of treatment options.
- Succinct, bulleted information on all classes of medication: on- and off-label indications (US FDA, Health Canada), recommended dosages, US and Canadian trade names, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, age and health-related precautions.
- Instantly recognizable, full-color icons for quick and easy navigation.
- Clearly written patient information sheets that can be downloaded as printable PDF files.
“As a psychiatrist who routinely prescribes medications, I find this handbook invaluable. It is the most comprehensive book on this topic that I have come across.”
Your choice of format to meet your needs
The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs and the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents are available in a variety of formats. Explore the options below to find the best fit for you.
CHPD Online
- Accessible on laptop, tablet, and phone
- Auto-completion powered search function
- Hundreds of additional references
- Individual drug monographs, option to display side by side to compare
- Automatically updated when new edition is released
- Individual price: $99.80 (2 year subscription)
- Eligible for bundle discount (see details below)
- Adult and child and adolescent versions available
Print book
- Spiral bound for ease of use
- Instantly recognizable icons and color coding throughout
- Easy-to-read tables and charts
- Includes access code for downloadable Patient Information Sheets
- Individual price: $99.80
- Eligible for bundle discount (see details below)
- Adult and child and adolescent versions available
eBook
- Full-text PDF
- Downloadable to your device for offline access
- Instantly available upon purchase
- Chapters can be downloaded individually
- Includes access code for downloadable Patient Information Sheets
- No expiration for access
- Individual price: $89.99 (10% savings from print or online versions)
- Adult and child and adolescent versions available
Combine CHPD publications and save
Do you need resources for working with both adults and children? Want online access and a physical copy? Combine our CHPD publications and save!
- Buy two CHPD (print and online) and receive a 25% discount.
- Buy all four CHPD (print and online) and receive a 33% discount.
Discount will be applied automatically at checkout when you order on our website. For questions, email our customer support or call 978-255-3700.
Please note: this offer excludes orders of the same product, eBooks, and cannot be combined with other offers.
CHPD Online free trial access
We are pleased to offer free trial access to CHPD Online and CHPD for Children & Adolescents Online for 14 days. Your trial access to each publication will be valid for 14 days from the time you redeem the code.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact our CHPD Online support.
Institutional customers, please contact us for subscription information.
For more information about the CHPD Online, you can view the web portal and read the FAQs.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the CHPD
No, access to the PDF is not included with a purchase of the print book. The print, eBook and online versions of the CHPD are all sold separately.
When you purchase any Hogrefe eBook, you can access it through your account within 5-10 minutes of ordering. To access your eBook, you must first log in to your account on our website. Once you are logged in, click “My account” -> “My eBooks” -> “Go to eLibrary”. There, you will see any eBooks you have purchased from Hogrefe – you can either view them online or download as a pdf.
The eBook version of the CHPD is a PDF of the current edition. You can download the entire book or individual chapters to your device for offline access. The CHPD Online is fully web-based and offers enhanced functionality such as filtering, searching, viewing individual drug monographs or side-by-side comparisons. Furthermore, the eBook is a one-time purchase with no expiration, while the CHPD Online is subscription based and is automatically updated when a new edition of the book is released. Subscriptions are valid for 2 years, and a discount is offered for renewals.
To access the Patient Information Sheets, you must first log in to your account on our website. Once you are logged in, click “My account” -> “My Supplementary Materials”, then enter the code from your book (check the tables of contents for “Notes on Supplementary Materials”). Once you have redeemed the code, you can either view them online or download them to your device.
There are discounts available when you bundle purchases of the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs print book, Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents print book, the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs Online, and the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents Online. See “Combine CHPD publications and save” above for more information.
To find out what is new in the latest edition of the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs, view the product page here. To find out what is new in the latest edition of the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents, you can view the product page here.
