Thoroughly updated for its Sixth Edition, the Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Therapy is the essential and authoritative source on all drugs used to treat anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, substance abuse disorders, sleep disorders, dementia, and attention deficit disorders. Coverage of each drug includes mechanisms of action, indications, side effects, interactions. and caveats regarding special populations such as pregnant and elderly patients.
• Specific prescribing recommendations—including dosage and duration of use—for individual drugs
• Extensive tables presenting key findings on clinical trials, indications, dosage, efficacy, and side effects
• A disease-specific table of contents that quickly directs you to major discussions of clinical disorders and drugs used to treat them