03148nam 2200565Ia 450 991015860710332120250204112656.0979840061350097982160485419781440839894144083989110.5040/9798400613500(OCoLC)988818715(MiFhGG)GVRL7JNS(OCoLC)1395568225(UkLoBP)BP9798400613500BC(CKB)3710000001010339(MiAaPQ)EBC4776512(MiFhGG)9781440839894(Perlego)4183085(EXLCZ)99371000000101033920230825e20182023 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierAntipsychotics History, Science, and Issues /Jeffrey Kerner, Bridget McCoy M.D1st ed.Westport, CT :Greenwood,2018.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),2023.1 online resource (xv, 234 pages)The Story of a Drug9781440839887 1440839883 Includes bibliographical references and index.Ch. 1: Case Studies -- Ch. 2: What Are Antipsychotics? -- Ch. 3: Antipsychotics: A Brief History -- Ch. 4: How Antipsychotics Work -- Ch. 5: Effects and Applications -- Ch. 6: Risks, Misuse, and Overdose -- Ch. 7: Production, Distribution, and Regulation -- Ch. 8: The Social Dimensions of Antipsychotics -- Ch. 9: The Future of Antipsychotics.The problem of serious mental illness is a widely discussed topic in the media and popular culture. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of antipsychotic medications, covering historical, social, and scientific viewpoints on this important and controversial class of medications. Antipsychotics are unique drugs with the ability to alter how people think and communicate. As a result, physicians must weigh a range of implications when prescribing antipsychotics. Antipsychotics: History, Science, and Issues offers a robust explanation of antipsychotic medications that covers the historical, ethical, medical, legal, and scientific dimensions of antipsychotics. The chapters explore topics ranging from the science of how examples of this class of drug actually work in the body to the social and legal implications of antipsychotics, making this subject understandable and relatable for lay readers who are not mental health practitioners. Readers will learn why prescribing antipsychotics is often a difficult decision due to the inherent risks of giving these medications to different types of patients and appreciate how mental health laws impact psychiatrists' prescribing practices.The Story of a Drug.PsychopharmacologybicsscPsychopharmacology615.7/882Kerner Jeffrey1246849McCoy BridgetM.D.,UkLoBPUkLoBPBOOK9910158607103321Antipsychotics2890809UNINA