Clinical guide to psychotropic medications.RM315 2004-058106 0-393-70419-X Clinical guide to psychotropic medications List of medications which are used to treat psychiatric conditions on the market in the United States. A
Dubovsky, Steven L. W.W. Norton, [c]2005 576 p. $55.00 Dubovsky (psychiatry, U. of Buffalo) offers a reference for clinicians who need rapid access to essential data about somatic somatic /so·mat·ic/ (so-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to or characteristic of the soma or body. 2. pertaining to the body wall in contrast to the viscera. so·mat·ic adj. therapies in psychiatry. Much of the literature, he says, is biased toward either a pharmaceutical company's sales or an academic's favorite theory, so he critically evaluates seminal studies that are frequently quoted and places them in perspective. Some of the chapters consider drug actions, such as antidepressants Antidepressants Medications prescribed to relieve major depression. Classes of antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (fluoxetine/Prozac, sertraline/Zoloft), tricyclics (amitriptyline/ Elavil), MAOIs (phenelzine/Nardil), and heterocyclics and stimulants Stimulants A class of drugs, including Ritalin, used to treat people with autism. They may make children calmer and better able to concentrate, but they also may limit growth or have other side effects. Mentioned in: Autism , while others look at drug groups, such as lithium and herbal remedies. |
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