Essential Psychopharmacology of Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers

by Stephen M. Stahl, Nancy Munter (Illustrator)

Drawn from the best-selling second edition of Essential Psychopharmacology, Steve Stahl has revised and updated the chapters covering antipsychotics and mood stabilizers in this separate volume. This new book covers the many dimensions of psychosis, particularly as associated with schizophrenia, and examines the role of dopamine in psychosis along with the various theories about the causes, pathophysiology, and treatment of schizophrenia. New material includes discussion of a promising new agent, aripiprazole, the first in a new class of dopamine stabilizers; the use of anticonvulsant agents to treat manic psychosis as well as being used as adjuncts to more traditional antipsychotic treatments for psychosis and schizophrenia; and the newest atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone. CME self-assessment tests are included.

Genres: Psychiatry, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2002

Reviews

[Valtýr Aron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit outdated but gives a great mental model

[Jorge Segú]

Lamentablemente disperso... tengo 3 novelas a medio leer, cuando debería estar estudiando. Así que ayer empecé con este. Cuando lo termine (si es que lo termino) lo ranqueo

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it. I cant say i understood all of it. Gave me a sense of just how much more complex the brain is