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Taylor & Francis Ltd PRESCRIBING MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION: THE PRACTITIONERS GUIDE, 2ND EDITION by Christopher M. Doran",""Christopher M. Doran MD
Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. It explains the entire process of medication assessment management and follow up for general medical practitioners mental health practitioners students residents prescribing nurses and others perfecting this skill. Already used by providers and training institutions throughout the world the newly revised second edition is completely updated and focuses on the following key issues:How to determine if medication is neededProper dosing and how to start and stop medicationWhen to change medicationDealing with difficult patientsSpecific mental health symptoms and appropriate medicationSpecial populations including pregnant women substance abusers children and adolescents and the elderlyMonitoring medication with blood levelsManagement of medication side effects and avoidance of medication riskThe misuse of medicationPrescription of generic preparationsPrescriptions via the Internet telemedicine and electronic medical recordsOrganizing a prescriptive office and record-keepingCompletely updated this text includes information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom. It incorporates clinical tips sample dialogues for talking about medications to patients and information specifically relevant in primary care settings.