Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

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Ric M. Procyshyn, Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J. Joel Jeffries
Hogrefe Publishing, May 1, 2015 - Psychology - 414 pages

The classic reference to psychotropic medications, with substantial revisions and updates: packed with new and expanded comparison charts, the latest drugs, new chapter on pharmacogenomics, and a new section with NbN (Neuroscience-based Nomenclature) classification of psychotropics! New in this edition:• New chapter on pharmacogenomics, • New Section with NbN (Neuroscience-based Nomenclature) classification of psychotropics, • Substantial revisions of chapters on antipsychotics, BLT, rTMS, natural health products, • Comparisan chart outlining relative tolerability profiles of antipsychotics, • Chart for laboratory and clinical monitoring of antipsychotics, • Substantially revised comparison charts of agents for treating acute extrapyramidal side effects, • Added new drugs and formulations, • More information on unapproved treatments

About the author (2015)

J. Joel Jeffries, MB, FRCPC is affiliated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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