To the CHPD Patient Information Sheets
Fully updated and expanded, in full color with intuitive icons throughout, packedwith new and expanded comparison charts, and now with patient handouts asprintable PDFs – the classic reference to psychotropic medications is now more“user-friendly” than ever!
The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs has become a standard reference andpractical tool for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, physicians,and all mental health professionals. The new and fully updated 19th editionretains all the practical features for which the Clinical Handbook is renowned:
- Independent, unbiased
- Packed with unique comparison charts (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics,interactions…) that allow you to see at a glance which medication is the mostsuitable for each patient
- Instantly recognizable icons and full color throughout, allowing you to find at aglance all the information you seek
- The latest information on newly released drugs, adverse effects, approved indications(see below for details)
- Succinct, bulleted information on all classes of medication: on- and off-label indications,side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, precautions in the young,the elderly, and pregnancy, nursing implications, and much more – all you needto know for each class of drug
- Patient Handouts, Herbal and “Natural” Products, Unapproved Treatments, ECT,BLT, rTMS
New in this edition:
- Pharmacotherapy for nicotine/tobacco use
- Extensive revisions and additions to the antipsychotics, including dosing, adverseeffects, interactions, precautions
- New dosage/pharmacokinetics comparison chart for extrapyramidal agents
- Extensive revisions to benzodiazepines and hypnotics/sedatives comparison chart
- Updates on unapproved treatments (e.g., pregabalin and vigabatrin for alcoholand cocaine dependence) and herbal and “natural” products (e.g., for treatmentof depression)- Hundreds of new references
- Printable (PDF) patient handouts
- Drugs with recent/changed approval include: lurasidone (Latuda), vilazodone (Viibryd), iloperidone (Fanapt), asenapine sublingual (Saphris), guanfacine (Tenex, Intuniv), degarelix (Firmagon), finasteride(Proscar)
- Preparations added include: Symbyax, Prozac Weekly, Luvox CR, Aplenzin, Oleptro,Silenor, Zonolon, Invega Sustenna, Zyprexa Relprevv, Compoz, Epitol, Teril, Nytol, Simply Sleep, Sominex, Unisom, clonidine SR (Kapvay)
From the reviews
"Each medicine or class of medicine is subjected to a thorough review of nearly everything one should know on the topic. It is easy to read and/or reference quick information because it is very well organized and color-coded to signal subject changes. [...] This is simply an excellent resource. [...] As a psychiatrist who routinely prescribes medications, I find this handbook invaluable. I also can see how it could be used as a strong resource in a primary care or teaching setting. This is the most comprehensive book on this topic that I have come across."
Corey Goldstein, MD, Rush University Medical Center in Doody's Book Review, Jan. 2012
Praise for the book
"I love this book. I have found it invaluable and regularly recommend it to my students."
Robert Foltz, PsyD, Associate Professor, Chicago Chool of Professional Psychology, Chicago, ILFrom the reviews of the previous edition
"The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs, ... is a powerhouse of practical information, ... is packed with well-researched monographs and comparative tables that are both detailed and succinct. Unrivalled in scope ... For practitioners encountering unfamiliar treatment scenarios, the section on yet-to-be-approved new psychiatric therapies will be particularly useful and is not easily found elsewhere. ... The sections on switching and augmentation strategies ... provide invaluable guidance ... Drugs ... are fully indexed by generic and brand name and by class. New to this edition are coloured icons that make it easier to locate specific parcels of information. ... The use of colour also enhances the utility of the comparative tables... This outstanding and unique handbook is as rich in useful content as many full textbooks"
Barbara Jovaisas, clinical editor at the Canadian Pharmacists Association and staff pharmacist at the Ottawa Hospital,Ottawa, Ontario, in Journal of Canadian Pharmacists, 2010, vol. 143, No. 1
"[The book] provides evidence-based, clinically relevant information that can be easily accessed and utilized to aid with patient care decisions. [...] The most useful feature of this book is the [...] charts and tables, [that] provide useful information regarding drugs or drug classes and their properties, effects, and interactions. [...] is a user-friendly, practical source that can be utilized in a wide variety of clinical practice settings. [...] 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 in Ann Paharmacother,Vol. 43, 2009
"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
"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“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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