The Maudsley(R) Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry The new
edition of the world-renowned reference guide on the use of
medications for patients presenting with mental health problems The
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential
evidence-based handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of
psychotropic agents. Covering both common and complex prescribing
situations encountered in day-to-day clinical practice, this
comprehensive resource provides expert guidance on drug choice,
minimum and maximum doses, adverse effects, switching medications,
prescribing for special patient groups, and more. Each clear and
concise chapter includes an up-to-date reference list providing
easy access to the evidence on which the guidance is based. The
fourteenth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest
available research, the most recent psychotropic drug
introductions, and all psychotropic drugs currently used in the UK,
USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Several new
sections cover topics such as deprescribing of major psychiatric
drugs, prescribing psychotropics at the end of life, the treatment
of agitated delirium, the genetics of clozapine prescribing, the
use of weekly penfluridol, and the treatment of psychotropic
withdrawal. Featuring contributions by an experienced team of
psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists, the new edition of The
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry Provides succinct
coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions and
formulating prescribing policy in mental health Covers a wide range
of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, depression and anxiety, borderline personality, eating
disorders, and many others Provides advice on prescribing for
children and adolescents, older people, pregnant women, and other
special patient groups Offers new sections on genetic prescribing,
long-acting injectable formulations, ketamine administration and
uses, and dopamine super-sensitivity Includes referenced
information on off-label prescribing, potential interactions with
other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, and
treating patients with comorbid physical conditions Whether in the
doctor's office, in the clinic, or on the ward, The Maudsley
Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Fourteenth Edition is a
must-have for psychiatrists, pharmacists, neuropharmacologists,
clinical psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
working in mental health, as well as trainees and students in
medicine, pharmacy, and nursing.
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