Mastering Psychotropic Medications: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Side Effects

By Joseph F. Goldberg, a renowned expert in the field, comes the second edition of Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications, a invaluable resource for mental health professionals seeking to Optimize patient outcomes by minimizing adverse drug reactions.

A Bridge Between Psychopharmacology and Primary Care

This comprehensive guide bridges the educational gap between psychopharmacology and primary care medicine, providing a thorough examination of the effects of psychotropic drugs and practical clinical advice on managing complications that arise.

Updated Content and Features

This new edition includes:

• Updated summaries on drug-drug interactions, iatrogenic cardiac arrhythmias, drug pressor effects, and orthostatic hypotension
• Revised 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
• Information on 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

A Practical Resource for Busy Clinicians

Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications provides busy clinicians with an accessible reference that offers both scientific and scholarly discussion of the consequences of drug therapies, the range of available strategies to effectively manage adverse effects, and the scientific and practical implications of their treatment decisions.

This comprehensive guide is divided into three parts:

• Part one deals with global issues that affect the assessment and formulation of possible adverse effects, as well as pertinent concepts related to basic pharmacology, physiology, and medical monitoring
• Part two presents information organized by individual organ systems or specific medical circumstances
• Part three 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

Stay ahead of the curve in psychopharmacology and optimize patient outcomes with Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications.