Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition

Talia Puzantian, Daniel Carlat

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Book cover for Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition

Talia Puzantian, Daniel Carlat

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Description

The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice.

This fifth edition reflects the availability of newer strengths and formulations, as well as generics. New clinical data have been incorporated into the fact sheets from the previous edition. Versions of this book can be purchased with a 12-credit CME online quiz.

Get the information you need at a glance:

  • Off-label uses
  • Dosages and generic availability
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Cost information
  • Bottom-line impressions

This revised edition features:

  • 148 fact sheets, 17 of which are brand new
  • 30 updated reference tables, 8 of which are brand new
  • New sections on medications for treating restless legs and using somatic therapies like bright light therapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
  • Plus, 9 new treatment algorithms--these flowcharts offer easy-to-follow guidelines for treating adult ADHD, depression, psychosis, anxiety, dementia, insomnia, bipolar mania, alcohol use disorder, and opioid use disorder

Critical Reviews

"The facts you need as a prescriber are right here."
--Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital

"An essential reference for busy clinicians."
--Mark Leary, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine

"A most useful desk-side book for the clinician who needs accurate and practical information about commonly used medications."
--Vivien Burt, MD, PhD Founder and co-director, UCLA Women's Life Center Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine

"Provides great information in a concise, thoughtfully developed format that is perfect for busy clinicians."
--Stephen Strakowski, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Vice President of Regional Mental Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

Publishing Information

Publisher: Carlat Publishing, LLC
Pub date: 2020-01-01
Length: 244 pages

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