Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology Author:Alan F. Schatzberg, Jonathan O. Cole Psychopharmacology has been accepted as an important therapy that clinicians can use to improve the lives of their patients and manage their conditions. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, the third edition of this acclaimed manual builds a solid practical and theoretical basis that will help clinicians incorporate drug therapy into th... more »eir practices. The new edition of this bestseller provides concise and updated guidance in the selection and prescription of appropriate drug therapies for individual patients. It reviews all classes of psychiatric medications, including new drugs such as olanzapine, sertindole, gabapentin, mirtazapine, and venlafaxine. Updated information on side effects and dosages is included. Special chapters address the pharmacotherapy of chemical dependence and abuse and emergency room treatment, as well as treatment recommendations for children, mentally retarded people, elderly people, and other special patient groups.« less