Clinical Manual of Addiction Psychopharmacology - Softcover

Henry R. Kranzler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585624403 ISBN 13: 9781585624409

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Psychopharmacology is a swiftly evolving field, with new drugs coming onto the market and existing drugs being approved for new treatments at a rapid pace. This new edition of Clinical Manual of Addiction Psychopharmacology offers current information on the pharmacology of the major classes of drugs related to addiction, as well as the latest pharmacological treatment of dependence on these drugs. Advances have been made in the treatment of opioid, alcohol, and tobacco dependence, in particular, and these chapters have been thoroughly updated. In addition, the manual reflects recent research findings and evidence-based perspectives on the pharmacological actions of other drugs of abuse. The editors have adopted a therapeutic focus that will prove indispensable to clinicians challenged to identify effective pharmacotherapy treatments for their patients with substance use disorders. For example, the importance of identifying co-occurring medical problems and psychiatric syndromes is emphasized to avoid undermining the therapeutic effects of treatment, and the efficacy of combining nonpharmacological treatment, such as psychotherapy, is also explored. Prescribing clinicians, social workers, and other mental health practitioners will find Clinical Manual of Addiction Psychopharmacology invaluable in their work with individuals with substance-related disorders.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry R. Kranzler, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Associate Director of Research of the Mental Illness, Research, Education, and Clinical Center of the Philadelphia VAMC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Domenic A. Ciraulo, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Leah Zindel, R.P.H., M.A.L.S., is a pharmacist and medical writer and editor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1585624403
• ISBN 13: 9781585624409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Henry R. Kranzler, Domenic A. Ciraulo, Leah Zindel