Long considered a leading text on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, this latest revision includes cutting-edge updates in neuroscience, psychopharmacology and genetics. Geared to resident students in psychiatry and related disciplines, it makes practical, readable sense of the field.

Organized by major drug classes, it offers comprehensive data on dosage, side effects, drug-drug interactions, withdrawal, and more everything clinicians need to know to properly manage their clients pharmacological treatment."

New psychotropic drugs continue to flood the market, most notably "atypical" antipsychotics and new antidepressants. This manual gives doctors the facts they need on nine categories of medications, detailing drugs available, symptom indications, side effects, drug-drug interactions, effects on laboratory tests, overdose, methods for withdrawal, patient notes - and more.