Drugs in psychiatry / Basant Puri.

Previous edition: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.

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Cover; Contents; Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Drug treatment and psychiatry; The use of drugs in psychiatry; The nature of psychiatric disorders; The diagnostic hierarchical model in psychiatry; The need for a full assessment; 2 The principles of psychopharmacology; Classification of psychotropic drugs; The principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs; Pharmacokinetic terms and formulae; Pharmacokinetics in neonates and babies; Pharmacokinetics in the elderly; Drug receptors; Receptor superfamilies; Neurotransmitter systems; 3 Non-depot antipsychotic drugs.

Use of antipsychotic drugsClassification of first-generation antipsychotic drugs; Second-generation antipsychotic drugs; NICE guidance; CATIE and CUtLASS; Equivalent doses; High doses; Overall cautions and contraindications; Withdrawal of antipsychotic drugs; Extrapyramidal symptoms; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Effects of antipsychotic drugs on brain structure; Elderly patients; Chlorpromazine; Trifluoperazine; Haloperidol; Pimozide; Flupentixol; Zuclopenthixol; Sulpiride; Second-generation antipsychotic drugs: side-effects and cautions; Amisulpride; Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Olanzapine.

PaliperidoneQuetiapine; Risperidone; Asenapine; 4 Antipsychotic depot injections; Administration; Dosage guidelines; Equivalent doses; Choice; Flupentixol decanoate; Fluphenazine decanoate; Haloperidol decanoate; Olanzapine embonate; Paliperidone; Pipotiazine palmitate; Risperidone; Zuclopenthixol decanoate; 5 Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; 6 Antimanic drugs; The use of antimanic drugs; Treatment strategies for bipolar I disorder; Lithium salts; Carbamazepine; Valproic acid; Second-generation antipsychotics; Asenapine.

7 Tricyclic and related antidepressant drugsThe use of tricyclic antidepressants; Dosage; Choice; Withdrawal; Driving and the use of machinery; Amitriptyline; Imipramine; Trimipramine; Dosulepin; Clomipramine; Lofepramine; Nortriptyline; Doxepin; Trazodone; Mianserin; 8 Monoamine-oxidase inhibitors; The use of MAOIs; Choice; Withdrawal; Phenelzine; Isocarboxazid; Tranylcypromine; Reversible MAOIs; Moclobemide; 9 Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors; The use of SSRIs; Risk of suicide or hostility; Interactions with MAOIs; Withdrawal reactions and dependency; Side-effects of SSRIs; Efficacy.

FluvoxamineFluoxetine; Sertraline; Paroxetine; Citalopram; Escitalopram; 10 Other and newer antidepressants; Agomelatine; Duloxetine; Flupentixol; Mirtazapine; Reboxetine; Venlafaxine; Tryptophan; 11 Treatment-resistant depression; Treatment-resistant depression; 12 Other drugs used in psychiatry; Benzodiazepines; Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics; Buspirone; Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs; Barbiturates; Central nervous system stimulants; Antimuscarinic drugs used in parkinsonism; Drugs used in substance dependence; Drugs for Alzheimer's disease; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J.

Part of the Drugs in series, the updated second edition of this practical pocketbook summarizes essential information on all the major drugs currently used in clinical psychiatric practice. Beginning with a brief discussion on drugs in psychiatry, the text moves on to consider the principles of psychopharmacology, which form the foundation of the sound, scientifically based use of drugs in psychiatry. Details are then given, in turn, of the main non-depot antipsychotic drugs, antipsychotic depot injections, antimanic drugs, tricyclic and related antidepressant drugs, monoamine-oxidase inhibitor.

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