Overview

One of the first questions patients ask their physicians when a drug is prescribed is, ""What are the side effects?"". It is up to the physician to know the complete and accurate answer to this question and to determine if the drug is appropriate for that specific patient. The physician must not only consider each and every side effect, but also weigh the benefits versus the risks involved. Both prescription and nonprescription medications can cause a variety of problems or side effects for people taking them, both in terms of behaviour and ability to think. This book examines how to recognize and manage the psychological side effects of these medications, and provides a source of information for psychiatrists, primary care doctors, and other medical subspecialty practitioners. Throughout this reference work, the authors cover the major medications used in medicine and psychiatry. They focus on the fundamental ways drugs cause cognitive toxicity and map strategies for clinical management. They also address the consequences of drug interactions and the basic pathophysiology of central nervous system toxicity.

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<p> Doctors Tom Brown and Alan Stoudemire have written the definitive work yet published on the side effects of prescription drugs. The authors, both outstanding consultation psychiatrists, have extensively reviewed the available scientific literature to prepare an invaluable resource for psychiatrists and other physicians to understand the effects on the mind of a host of commonly prescribed medications. This up-to-date, comprehensive, and well written book is the MERCK MANUAL of how prescription medications may affect thinking and behavior. This book should be on the shelves of all psychiatrists who treat patients with medical illnesses. This is a first-rate book that should prove to be an invaluable resource to psychiatrists who are called to evaluate patients who may experience cognitive or emotional side effects from prescription medications. -- Robert E. Hales, M.D., Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center, Sacramento, California

This book has an engaging, fluid style and is a pleasure to dip into at random. Few could read it from cover to cover, largely because of the huge amount of information presented.... The CD-ROM wersion is particularly useful... this new publication represents a major advance in the identification and evaluation of drug-induced psychiatric effects. It is recommended for hospital pharmacy departments and practicing psychiatrists. The CD-ROM version is recommended for hospital and community networks where they exist. - British Journal of Psychiatry

This book has an engaging, fluid style and is a pleasure to dip into at random. Few could read it from cover to cover, largely because of the huge amount of information presented... The CD-ROM wersion is particularly useful... this new publication represents a major advance in the identification and evaluation of drug-induced psychiatric effects. It is recommended for hospital pharmacy departments and practicing psychiatrists. The CD-ROM version is recommended for hospital and community networks where they exist. British Journal of Psychiatry

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Thomas Markham Brown, M.D., is Associate Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at the Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. - Alan Stoudemire, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

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