Pocket Guide to Serious Adverse Events in Psychopharmacology - Softcover

Richard Balon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615374531 ISBN 13: 9781615374533

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

When prescribed appropriately, most psychotropic medications are fairly safe. Although some side effects are common and even expected, occasional serious―and even life-threatening―adverse effects may arise that require immediate intervention. The Pocket Guide to Serious Adverse Events in Psychopharmacology focuses on the latter. With chapters written by a combination of experts and novices in the field, this guide provides a summary of the extant knowledge of effects that include: <br />

Acute dystonia

Cardiac emergencies

Discontinuation and withdrawal

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Overdose

Designed to be easily referenced, chapters are arranged alphabetically and feature sections on recognition and detection, culprit medications, assessment, management, and follow-up treatment. Concise in format and broad in scope, this reference is particularly useful for psychopharmacology beginners but serves to reinforce for all readers the importance of frequent communication with patients and their families.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Balon, M.D., is Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Anesthesiology and Associate Chair for Education and Faculty Affairs, and Program Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan.

Mary K. Morreale, M.D., is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, and affiliated with Karmanos Cancer Center.

From the Back Cover

Most psychotropic medications, when prescribed appropriately, are reasonably safe. Although some side effects are common and even expected, occasional serious—and even life-threatening—adverse events may arise.

This pocket guide addresses these serious conditions. Designed to be easily referenced, it features alphabetically arranged chapters that summarize current knowledge of adverse events from acute dystonia and cardiac emergencies to hepatotoxicity and ocular side effects.

Readers will come away with a better understanding of the recognition and detection of adverse events in psychopharmacology, culprit medications, assessment, management, and follow-up treatment—and be better positioned to communicate with patients and improve patient care.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615374531
• ISBN 13: 9781615374533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 185
• Editor: Balon Richard, Morreale MD Mary K.