Patients with mental and substance use disorders have shown higher rates of morbidity and mortality from medical illnesses than the general population, and physicians are also increasingly aware of adverse effects of psychiatric medications on metabolic and cardiovascular health. In light of these problems, this book addresses an important unmet need of patients with mental […]
In response to the rapid developments in pscyhopharmacology, this is a spin-off from Stephen Stahls new completely revised and updated edition of his much acclaimed Prescribers Guide. It covers the 20 most important drugs in use today for psychosis and mood stabilization. From a review of the first Prescribers Guide: … The clinical tips and […]
Clinical Child Psychiatry, Second Edition serves as a focused text of the major problems, challenges and practices commonly encountered in clinical child psychiatry. The introductory section covers assessment of the patient, treatment planning and a review of CBT and play therapy. Each chapter in section two reviews a clinical disorder in detail, giving diagnostic criteria […]
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum earns its important place in the literature by detailing our current understanding of the course, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum, including breast-feeding?a top priority today because we now know that active maternal psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum can exert long-term negative […]