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The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 11th editionis the leading clinical reference for handling prescribing problemsas encountered in daily practice and for formulating prescribingpolicy.

This essential guide is for anyone responsible for prescribing,dispensing or administering drugs for patients with mental healthdisorders. All the evidence has been reviewed and summarizedsuccinctly by an expert team of psychiatrists and pharmacists. Thisnew edition makes greater use of tables and boxes to facilitatequick reference and includes new sections on cytochrome-mediatedinteractions and psychiatric side effects of non-psychotropicdrugs.

Clinically relevant - Chapters address plasma monitoring,schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, childrenand adolescents, substance abuse and special patient groups. Eachsection has a full reference list. The book covers prescribingdrugs outside their licensed indications and their interaction withsubstances such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.

Trainees will gain important information regarding the rational,safe and effective use of medications for patients with mentalillness. Experienced clinicians will find excellent guidanceregarding more complex issues that they may not encounterregularly.

Long recognized as an international trailblazer in mental healthcare, the Maudsley Hospital earned its reputation for excellence inboth in-patient and community care. It is highly regarded for itsresearch, and pioneered the use of clinical neuroscience. You cantrust The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry to bescientifically sound and clinically effective.

Authors: David Taylor, Carol Paton and Shitij Kapur

Publisher: Wiley - Blackwell
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