Practical Psychopharmacology. Basic to Advanced Principles

Practical Psychopharmacology takes the novel approach of writing at three different levels—beginning, intermediate, and advanced—to give the practicing psychopharmacologist a tailored experience. Each chapter focuses on a specifi c DSM-5 disorder and outlines abbreviated treatment guidelines to help the reader understand where their knowledge base and clinical practice currently resides. At the fi rst level, the book teaches novice prescribers practical diagnostic skills and provides a brief overview of pertinent genetic and neuroimaging fi ndings to increase prescribing confi dence. Next, it provides mid-level clinicians with intermediate techniques and guidelines for more diffi cult cases. Th e fi nal level provides nuanced guidance for advanced practitioners or those who see the most treatment-resistant patients. Th is approach allows a clinician to access this book periodically throughout the care of an individual patient and to gradually progress through a series of more advanced psychopharmacological techniques for making accurate and effi cient diagnoses. Readers can also visit the book’s eResource page to download a bonus chapter on eating disorders, as well as case studies and multiple-choice questions for each chapter.