Pocket Prescriber Psychiatry

Pocket Prescriber Psychiatry, 2E is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing all the 'must-have' information that psychiatrists and mental health professionals need to know.

KEY FEATURES

AZ list of most commonly prescribed drugs with the prescribing information
Covers safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects
Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and guidelines
Advice for complicated prescriptions and drug interactions
Endorsed by the British Association for Psychopharmacology

UPDATED IN THIS SECOND EDITION
New sections on prescribing in neuropsychiatric, eating, and perinatal disorders
Useful advice on range of prescribing
situations e.g. contraception, tapering, common
physical health disorders.
Reworked emergencies chapter: relevant to the
busy on-call clinician in a psychiatric hospital

This book provides the key essential information for all mental health professionals prescribing drugs and is essential for psychiatrists, mental health nurses, primary care physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors and anyone caring for people with mental health issues.