Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice

The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets, treatment algorithms, and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice.Get the information you need at a glance: Off-label uses Dosages and generic availability Mechanisms of action Cost information Bottom-line impressionsThis revised edition features: 179 fact sheets 33 reference tables Plus, 9 appendices and 11 treatment algorithms"An essential reference for busy clinicians."Mark Leary, MDProfessor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine"A most useful desk-side book for the clinician who needs accurate and practical information about commonly used medications."Vivien Burt, MD, PhDFounder, UCLA Women's Life Center of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAProfessor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine"The facts you need as a prescriber are right here."Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MDPsychiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus, Massachusetts General HospitalDirector, Center for the Neuroscience of PsychedelicsStanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School"Provides great information in a concise, thoughtfully developed format that is perfect for busy clinicians."Stephen Strakowski, MDProfessor of Psychiatry and Associate Vice President of Regional Mental Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin Read more