Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

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The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs serves as an essential reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and mental health professionals. This independent and up-to-date resource features easy-to-read comparison charts and tables that summarize dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, and interactions for quick treatment overviews. It provides succinct, bulleted information on all medication classes, detailing on- and off-label indications, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, and precautions for various populations, including the young, elderly, and pregnant individuals. Potential interactions and side effects are clearly summarized, with full-color icons for easy navigation. Downloadable patient information sheets are also available as printable PDFs. This edition introduces new content, including a section on the NMDA receptor antagonist combination product in the Antidepressants chapter and revised Clozapine monitoring tables in the Antipsychotics updates. The Mood Stabilizers section has been extensively revised, and the Dementia chapter now includes information on Lecanemab, a fast-track FDA-approved treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Updates to Substance Use Disorders treatment include a new rapid micro-induction method for Buprenorphine. Additionally, chapters on unapproved treatments, natural health products, and pharmacogenetics have been substantially revised, along w