Drug Treatment in Psychiatry by Peter J Tyrer
Drug treatment is one of the major issues in community mental health care, yet it is often monitored and evaluated by many professionals who have limited knowledge of psychopharmacology. Decisions about treatment, often have to be made at short notice by a single person who must know when and what to prescribe, the speed of response and the adverse effects of drugs. This book is an informative and authoritative text on all the major drugs used in psychiatry and how to make the best choice in different situations. The main difficulties that can arise in practice, such as non-compliance, are covered, together with ways of overcoming them. The book will help to integrate drug treatment within the multi-disciplinary team in line with current thinking.
Peter Tyrer is Professor of Community Psychiatry and Head of Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine and has a specialist interest in Personality Disorders. In addition to his clinical and academic work he lectures widely in Europe and has run clinical trials on the use of benzodiazepines in depression with particular attention to patients with personality disorders. He is currently Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, the most prestigious psychiatry journal in Europe.
Derek Steinberg is now retired after a career as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750622516 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750622512 |
| Title | Drug Treatment in Psychiatry |
| Author | Peter J Tyrer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Year published | 1997-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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