By David Healy MD FRCPsych

Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of evidence-based information on psychiatric drugs in an easy-to-use format that can be quickly referenced in the clinical setting.

Written by internationally recognised author Dr David Healy, the book provides a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects. There is an emphasis on the lived experience of patients, providing the reader with a sense of what the adverse effects of drugs might feel like to those who use them.

A reader-friendly approach and clear layout, with information organised by disorder, make this popular title accessible and useful not only to nursing staff, but to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Quick reference guide suitable for all members of the multidisciplinary team

• Helpful boxes on user issues make potential complications easy to spot

• Distinctive, reader-friendly style helps the reader understand the benefits and impacts of psychotropic drugs

• New topics include management of dependence disorders, stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders

• The only book with detailed coverage of the sexual side effects of psychiatric drugs and the abusive prescribing of prescription drugs

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 7th edition (June 26, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702083909
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702083907
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780702083907
• eText ISBN: 9780702083921
• eText ISBN: 9780702083914