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Psychotropic Drugs and Women: Fast Facts
Victoria Hendrick
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Description for Psychotropic Drugs and Women: Fast Facts
Paperback. This is practical clinincal guide for dispensing physicians and mental health professionals who need to know the important risks and medication reactions unique to the female physiology. Readers will find information on all the key drug classes and prescription guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Series: Fast Facts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Whereas potential risks of medication exposure during pregnancy had once been the key consideration when prescribing psychotropic drugs, research has shown that throughout a woman's life there are other no-less-important risks and reactions unique to the female physiology. Inside this book, readers will find extended discussions of the medication of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. Key drug classes such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants are discussed throughout as they apply to these various disorders. There are also wide-ranging chapters addressing the general implications of female physiology on psychopharmacology as well as the ... Read more
Whereas potential risks of medication exposure during pregnancy had once been the key consideration when prescribing psychotropic drugs, research has shown that throughout a woman's life there are other no-less-important risks and reactions unique to the female physiology. Inside this book, readers will find extended discussions of the medication of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. Key drug classes such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants are discussed throughout as they apply to these various disorders. There are also wide-ranging chapters addressing the general implications of female physiology on psychopharmacology as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Fast Facts
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393704211
SKU
V9780393704211
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About Victoria Hendrick
Victoria Hendrick, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Her research focuses on the treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and nursing and she has published extensively on topics related to perinatal psychiatry and women's mental health. Michael Gitlin, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Adult Division, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, and ... Read more
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