Prescribing Mental Health Medication: A Practitioner's Guide

Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a comprehensive text designed for all practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. This new (third) edition has been fully updated and includes a variety of additional chapters. The book covers the latest digital methodologies, such as Internet-based mental health treatment, electronic medical records, and prescriber use of social media. It provides information on all psychotropic medications used in the United States and the United Kingdom, incorporating clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about mental health medications with patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings.

The book looks at various aspects of prescribing mental health medication, including how to determine if medication is needed, proper dosing, and how to start, stop, and change medication. It also addresses specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication, as well as special populations, such as non-adherent patients, medication abusers, those mixing alcohol and psychotropics, confused patients, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and seniors. Additionally, it covers the management of medication side effects, the avoidance of medication risk, and the prescription of generic preparations.

The new edition of Prescribing Mental Health Medication also includes additional chapters on topics such as combining specific medications, combining medications and psychological therapies, the use of 'natural' substances in mental health treatment, successfully managing patient relapse, and the appropriate prescriptions of potentially controversial medications like stimulants and benzodiazepines.

This practical text provides a comprehensive guide to the entire process of medication assessment, management, and follow-up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses, and others perfecting this skill. The book aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively and safely prescribe mental health medications, ensuring the best possible outcomes for their patients.

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