Description
Book SynopsisInformation about new psychotropic drugs, a summary of advances in knowledge about identifiable risk factors for adverse effects, and updated recommendations on viable "antidote" management strategies—including novel pharmacotherapies for tardive dyskinesia and newer agents for weight loss—are among the features of this new, second edition of Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications.
Where other psychopharmacology textbooks—and, indeed, most internships and residencies in psychiatry—lack a solid basis in primary care medicine, this guide bridges that educational gap, offering a thorough examination of all the effects of taking a psychotropic drug as well practical clinical advice on how to manage complications that arise.
The book is divided into three parts: The first deals with global issues that affect the assessment and formulation of possible adverse effects, as well as with pertinent concepts related to basic pharmacology, physiology, and medical monitoring. The second part presents information organized by individual organ systems or specific medical circumstances. The final part focuses on summary recommendations covering all the material presented in the book and is followed by helpful appendixes and self-assessment questions and resources for practitioners.
This new edition includes:
• Updated summaries about what psychiatrists should know regarding drug-drug interactions, iatrogenic cardiac arrhythmias, drug pressor effects and orthostatic hypotension, and drug rashes; as well as updated discussions on avoiding lithium nephrotoxicity, handling adverse effect emergencies, and understanding new FDA classifications about drug safety during pregnancy
• An expanded discussion on the strengths and limitations of pharmacogenetic testing to predict adverse drug effects, as well as information about new treatments for sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbances, cognitive complaints, and other maladies
• Revised summary tables to aid rapid assessment and management
• An expanded section on supplemental resources
• An updated and expanded self-assessment section with more key questions
Busy clinicians will find in Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications an accessible reference that provides both scientific and scholarly discussion of the consequences of drug therapies they may prescribe (or avoid), the range of available strategies to effectively manage adverse effects, and the scientific and practical implications of their treatment decisions.
Trade ReviewThis is an admirable work. It lays a solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge and then builds upon it by reviewing various organ systems. The chapters are clear, concise, and helpful. Readers can be confident that they will be able to identity and manage the various side effects that they will encounter. This is all accomplished without overwhelming readers, which can so often occur when exploring potential side effects of medications. I highly recommend this book. The second edition was necessary given the newer medications as well as the research findings that have emerged since the first edition.
-- Aaron Plattner, M.D. * Doody's Book Reviews *
Table of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition
Preface
List of Abbreviations
List of Drugs
PART I: General Considerations
Chapter 1. The Psychiatrist as Physician
Chapter 2. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacogenomics
Chapter 3. Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 4. Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Nonpsychotropic Medications
Chapter 5. Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Psychiatric Medications
Chapter 6. What Nonmedical Therapists Should Know About Adverse Drug Effects
PART II: Organ Systems
Chapter 7. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 8. Dermatological System
Chapter 9. Ear, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 10. Electrolyte Abnormalities
Chapter 11. Endocrinopathies
Chapter 12. Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 14. Hematological System
Chapter 15. Metabolic Dysregulation and Weight Gain
Chapter 16. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 17. Neurological System
Chapter 18. Ophthalmological System
Chapter 19. Sleep Disturbances
Chapter 20. Systemic Reactions
Chapter 21. Pregnancy and the Puerperium
Chapter 22. Emergency Situations
PART III: Summary Recommendations
Chapter 23. Summary Recommendations
Appendix 1: Summary of Major Adverse Effects and Monitoring/Management Considerations
Appendix 2: Self-Assessment Questions and Answers
Appendix 3: Resources for Practitioners
References
Index
