The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results
Both easy to use and highly informative, The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs is an indispensable reference for both patients and professionals. Now in a revised and expanded edition, this up-to-date handbook supplies current information on the newest and most commonly used psychiatric drugs as well as the latest details regarding side effects, dosages, and precautions.
Drawing upon his years of experience helping patients understand their illnesses and take charge of their treatments, top expert Dr. Edward Drummond covers vital topics that include:
- Is medication for you?
- What to discuss with your doctor before starting medication
- Do psychiatric drugs pose extra risks for you?
- How to start, monitor, and stop your medication
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Psychiatric syndromes and their treatment
The book also explores non-drug therapies such as dietary treatments, exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation, and self-hypnosis as well as information on how to combine drug, non-drug, and alternative therapies for maximum benefit.
The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results, Revised and Expanded Edition gives you the facts so you can get better, with straight talk on the best new treatments for:
- Anxiety
- Panic Attacks
- Agoraphobia and Phobias
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings
- Depression
- Autism
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Drug Dependence
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Insomnia
- Acute Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Alzheimer's Disease
Book details
- Author
- Edward H. Drummond
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 352
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Medical › Psychiatry › Psychopharmacology
Medical › Drug Guides - Topics
- psychopharmacology · mental health · depression · anxiety disorders · schizophrenia · bipolar disorder · medication side effects · patient education
- ISBN-13
- 9780471750628
About the author
EDWARD H. DRUMMOND is a board-certified psychiatrist with psychiatric training at Harvard University and the author of several books on mental health, including The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results and Overcoming Anxiety without Tranquilizers.
Drummond holds an undergraduate degree and medical degree from Tufts University and has served as Associate Medical Director at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Edward lives in Rye, New Hampshire.
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