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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819226503321

Autore

Putman H. Paul, III

Titolo

Rational psychopharmacology : a book of clinical skills / / H. Paul III Putman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-61537-317-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 322 pages)

Disciplina

616.8918

Soggetti

Psychopharmacology

Problems and Exercises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Most books about psychopharmacology focus heavily on the basic science involved and describe the currently available medications, including brief rationales for their use as well as their dosages and their side effects. Others are more for the general public, intended to help them understand how psychopharmacology might be helpful. This book is different. The goal is to teach the reader what medicines are available and what their characteristics are as well as teach very valuable skills: how to think thoroughly and methodically when assessing a patient, when reviewing research data (both basic and clinical), and when thinking through, developing, and monitoring the most effective clinical recommendations for patients. Rather than a lesson in elementary patient assessment, this book is an attempt to help readers identify weaknesses in their practice style and improve them where psychopharmacology is involved"--