La psicofarmacologia del bambino e dell'adolescente è un campo in rapida espansione nel quale si utilizzano estesamente i farmaci psicotropi. Le linee guida sul trattamento psicofarmacologico degli adulti non sono applicabili direttamente ai bambini e agli adolescenti, ponendo i medici di fronte a diverse difficoltà di valutazione e prescrizione. Il volume è un manuale pratico che tratta con completezza e schematicità l'insieme dei farmaci psicotropi -in grado di agire sulle funzioni psichiche dell'individuo - prescritti per i bambini e gli adolescenti, utili nell'attività clinica quotidiana. I farmaci sono presentati con il medesimo schema espositivo, per un rapido accesso. La trattazione di ogni composto è suddivisa in diverse sezioni specificatamente colorate: Informazioni terapeutiche, Sicurezza e tollerabilità, Posologia e modalità d'uso, Cosa aspettarsi dal trattamento, Popolazioni speciali, Arte della psicofarmacologia e letture consigliate. Arte della psicofarmacologia è dedicata alle opinioni dell'Autore su potenziali vantaggi o svantaggi del farmaco, notazioni cliniche per ottimizzare l'impiego del farmaco e sottosezioni caratteristiche del paziente pediatrico.

L'opera è considerata da sempre il principale riferimento nel campo della neurofarmacologia. Con l'uso di immagini e figure che costituiscono il "linguaggio visivo" unico del prof. Stahl questo libro è la fonte di informazione sulle malattie e sui meccanismi d'azione dei farmaci che gli studenti e i professionisti che lavorano nel campo delle malattie mentali ricercano per comprendere e utilizzare le terapie più attuali e per anticipare quelle future e più innovative. L'intero testo è stato aggiornato con la chiarezza di esposizione che solo l'autore possiede. Questa terza edizione include più di 500 figure nuove o riviste, schemi a colori intuitivi, nuovi usi e indicazioni per 14 farmaci già presenti nell'edizione precedente e 18 nuovi farmaci. Sono inclusi aggiornamenti sulla malattia di Parkinson, sui sintomi comportamentali della demenza e sugli episodi a carattere misto del disturbo depressivo maggiore, e informazioni approfondite sull'uso terapeutico della marijuana e della psicoterapia assistita con allucinogeni.

Di fronte al crescente numero di farmaci psicotropi e all'impiego sempre più diversificato dei medicinali già disponibili, si è rivelato necessario proporre l'ultima edizione di un testo affermatosi come un prontuario indispensabile in psicofarmacologia. Rispetto alla precedente, questa nuova edizione comprende 23 nuovi composti e fornisce informazioni su diverse nuove formulazioni di farmaci già esistenti. Inoltre, vi sono riportate molte nuove indicazioni importanti dei farmaci già conosciuti ed è stata aggiornata l'intera trattazione, compreso l'ampliamento dei paragrafi sulle formulazioni iniettabili ad azione prolungata degli antipsicotici. Con la sua facilità di impiego e schematicità di consultazione, il testo unisce i dati basati sull'evidenza alle informazioni terapeutiche incentrate sulla clinica, presentandosi dunque come un aiuto per chiunque prescriva terapie per la salute mentale.

Con la quarta edizione inglese, il prof. Stahl ritorna alle radici del significato di diventare un neuropsicofarmacologo integrato neurobiologicamente, guidando con mano esperta nella selezione delle associazioni terapeutiche per ciascun paziente. Presentando gli endofenotipi sintomatologici come dimensioni psicopatologiche che coinvolgono trasversalmente numerose sindromi, e il loro accoppiamento a sintomi e circuiti, questo testo offre una visione completa e aggiornata come solo le spiegazioni e le illustrazioni del prof. Stahl possono dare. Con l'integrazione delle neuroscienze di base nei capitoli di pratica clinica e l'aggiornamento dei capitoli sugli antipsicotici, sugli antidepressivi, sul disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo e sull'abuso di sostanze, questo libro rappresenta una completa fonte di informazioni su patologie, trattamenti e meccanismi d'azione. Questo testo conferma così il suo ruolo di punto di riferimento essenziale per gli studenti e i professionisti della salute mentale proponendo motivazioni e basi razionali su cui scegliere una determinata terapia, magari anche anticipando trattamenti futuri.

"Essential Neuropharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide expertly reviews the most important medications used by neurologists in their practice. Experienced clinicians share their expert knowledge about the best use of medications in patient care. Each drug listing contains the range of indications, their advantages and disadvantages, and tips for dosing and avoiding adverse effects. Experts in fields such as multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, stroke, pain and headachesummarize how neurologists use these medications to their best effect, and discuss off-label uses in neurology. Evidence is taken from recent clinical trials, which helps the reader relate the content to everyday clinical practice. The detailed descriptions of each medication enable the user to make quick and informed decisions with the confidence they need to best serve the clinical needs of their patients. This book is an essential, user-friendly reference suitable for all neurologists at all stages oftheir careers"--Provided by publisher.

"Now established as the indispensable formulary in psychopharmacology, this latest edition of The Prescriber's Guide has been completely revised and updated to reflect the most current practice in the use of psychotropic drugs. Easy to navigate and easy to use, The Prescriber's Guide combines evidence-based information with clinically informed guidance to support clinicians in making the most effective prescribing decisions for the good of their patients. With coverage of twelve brand-new drugs - including antidepressants, antipsychotics, hypnotics, nonstimulants for ADHD, and medical foods - and incorporating information on the newest indications, new formulations, new recommendations, and new safety data, this edition continues to provide the essentialpractical support required by anyone prescribing in the field of mental health"--

This illustrated text uses images, figures, tables, and descriptions to explain psychopharmacological concepts related to violent or aggressive individuals. It describes the epidemiology and heterogeneity of violence and aggression, environmental and genetic risk factors for prediction, the neurobiology of violence and aggression, and evidence and practice-based treatment strategies, including antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, stimulants, adrenergic blockers, opiate antagonists, and benzodiazepines. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Citing the expansion of both the range of psychotropic drugs and the diversification of existing medications, Stahl’s fifth edition adds 16 new drugs and presents a concise guide in encyclopedic form, intended to complement Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology. Each drug is in five color-coded sections: therapeutics (blue); side effects (brown); dosing and use (purple); special populations (yellow); and the art of psychopharmacology and key references (green). The book aims to integrate the art of clinical practice with the science of psychopharmacology, including only essential facts. It is a guide that gives practical information to the clinical practitioner on how to use the drugs. There are 136 drugs/entries, a list of icons, indexes by drug name, by use, and by class, abbreviations, FDA Use-In-Pregnancy Ratings. There is suggested reading, and illustrations. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Ormai prontuario indispensabile in psicofarmacologia, quest'ultima edizione della Guida alla Prescrizione è stata completamente rivista e aggiornata alla luce delle più attuali conoscenze sull'uso dei farmaci psicotropi nella pratica clinica. La Guida alla Prescrizione, con la sua facilità di impiego e rapidità di consultazione, unisce i dati basati sull'evidenza alle informazioni terapeutiche incentrate sulla clinica, con l.obiettivo di aiutare i medici a prendere le decisioni prescrittive più efficaci per il bene dei loro pazienti. Grazie all'aggiunta di tredici nuovi farmaci - antidepressivi, antipsicotici, ipnotici, composti non stimolanti per l'ADHD, nutraceutici - e all'inserimento delle più recenti informazioni su indicazioni, formulazioni, raccomandazioni e dati tossicologici dei principi attivi trattati, questa edizione continua a fornire i fondamenti pratici indispensabili a chiunque prescriva terapie nel campo della salute mentale. Questa Guida è concepita come un complemento al testo Psicofarmacologia essenziale: mentre quest'ultimo si focalizza sui meccanismi d'azione e sulle modalità d'azione dei farmaci psicotropi, la Guida offre informazioni pratiche sull'impiego di queste molecole nell'attività clinica quotidiana.

Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: A Handbook for Clinicians is a practical guide for the growing number of mental-health practitioners searching for information on treatments that combine psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Research shows that combined approaches are among the most effective ways to treat an increasing number of psychiatric disorders. However, though these combined treatments are becoming the everyday practice of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental-health professionals, identifying the right treatment plan can be notoriously difficult, and clinicians are often left scrambling to answer questions about how to design and customize their treatment strategies. In Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology, readers will find these questions fully addressed and the answers explained, and they’ll come away from the book with a toolbox full of strategies for helping their patients improve symptoms, achieve remission, and stay well using a combination of drug and psychological treatments.

Stahl's (psychiatry, UC-San Diego and U. of Cambridge, UK) fourth-edition text continues to help mental health students and professionals understand and utilize current therapeutics, and anticipate the future for novel medications. Featuring a new two-column layout and increased page size, and illustrated throughout with clear, color diagrams, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated with key findings and changes since publication of the 2008 edition. Significant new material has been added in the areas of psychosis, antipsychotics, antidepressants, impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction. The fourth edition emphasizes a new major theme, the notion of symptom endophenotypes, or dimensions of psychopathology that cut across numerous syndromes. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Anxiety Disorders: A Guide for Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy is a comprehensive reference for the psychology and psychiatry student, intern, or resident, early career psychologist or psychiatrist, and the busy clinician. It distills the most important information regarding combined treatments for anxiety and presents the material in an easily accessible, understandable, and readable format. Each chapter addresses a specific type of disorder: PTSD, panic, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and other disorders, and is authored by prominent clinicians with years of experience in providing integrated, individualized treatments. With its thorough exploration of psychopharmacological treatments, psychosocial treatments, and, crucially, the integration of the two, Anxiety Disorders is a text no 21st-century clinician or student can afford to be without.

The Stahl's Illustrated series distils and synthesizes key psychopharmacology concepts into highly-illustrated, reader-friendly, pocket-sized volumes.

Presents the complicated process of CNS drug development in a way that is engaging and informative for professionals and students.

"Designed with the distinctive, user-friendly presentation Dr Stahl's audience know and love, this new stream of Stahl books capitalize on Dr Stahl's greatest strength - the ability to address complex issues in an understandable way and with direct relevance to the everyday experience of clinicians. The book describes a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical scenarios, making use of icons, questions/answers and tips. It follows these cases through the complete clinical encounter, from start to resolution, acknowledging all the complications, issues, decisions, twists and turns along the way. The book is about living through the treatments that work, the treatments that fail, and the mistakes made along the journey. This is psychiatry in real life - these are the patients from your waiting room - this book will reassure, inform and guide better clinical decision making"--Provided by publisher.

Presumably keeping pace with editions of the mother volume, Stahl (psychiatry, U. of California-San Diego) updates the practical supplement to his Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, which focused on mechanisms of action and how psychotropic drugs work on receptors and enzymes in the brain. This prescriber's guide provides practical information on how to use these drugs in clinical practice. For each drug, information in provided in a standard format on therapeutics, side effects, dosing and use, special populations, and the art of psychopharmacology. Key references follow. Colored backgrounds facilitate quick reference, as do colorful icons signaling such features as anti-convulsant, medical food, sedative-hypnotic, serotonin-dopamine antagonist, stimulant, tips based on Stahl's own experience, and use during pregnancy. Previous editions were published in 2005,2006, and 2009. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

All of the titles in the Stahl's Illustrated series are designed to be fun. Concepts are illustrated by full color images that will be familiar to all readers of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, Third Edition, and The Prescriber's Guide.

The visual learner will find that these books make psychopharmacology concepts easy to master, while the non visual learner will enjoy a shortened text version of complex psychopharmacology concept. Within each book, each chapter builds on previous chapters, synthesizing information from basic biology and diagnosics to building treatment plans and dealing with complications and comorbidities.

Novices may want to approach Stahl's Illustrated series by first looking through all the graphics and gaining a feel for the visual vocabulary Readers more familiar with these topics should find that going back and forth between images and text provides an interaction with which to vividly conceptualize complex pharmacologies. And to help guide the reader toward more in-depth learning about particular concepts each book ends with a Suggested Reading section.

"All of the titles in the Stahl's Illustrated series are designed to be fun. Concepts are illustrated by full-color images that will be familiar to all readers of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, Third Edition and The Prescriber's Guide. The texts in this user-friendly series can be supplements to figures, images, and tables. The visual learner will find that these books make psychopharmacology concepts easy to master, while the non-visual learner will enjoy a shortened text version of complex psychopharmacology concepts. Within each book, each chapter builds on previous chapters, synthesizing information from basic biology and diagnostics to building treatment plans and dealing with complications and comorbidities. Novices may want to approach Stahl's Illustrated series by first looking through all the graphics and gaining a feel for the visual vocabulary. Readers more familiar with these topics should find that going back and forth between images and text provides an interaction with which to vividly conceptualize complex pharmacologies. And, to help guide the reader toward more in-depth learning about particular concepts, each book ends with a Suggested Reading section"--Provided by publisher.