The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry (ePub)

Helps with complex prescribing needs

The evidence base for drug treatments in psychiatry ranges from
meta-analyses and randomised controlled clinical trials to
single case reports, and from NICE guidelines to individual
SPCs. Where do you look for information when transferring a
patient from one drug to another? Where do you find a clear
overview when dealing with a complex patient (e.g, with co-morbid
epilepsy or liver disease or HIV infection)? Where can
you seek advice on prescribing psychotropics during
pregnancy? The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in
Psychiatry! The leading clinical reference for handling
prescribing problems as encountered in daily practice and for
formulating prescribing policy.

Evidence-based and written by experts

This book is the essential guide for anyone responsible for
prescribing, dispensing or administering drugs for patients with
mental health disorders. All the evidence has been reviewed
and summarized succinctly by an expert team of psychiatrists and
pharmacists.

New content and improved format

This new edition makes greater use of tables and boxes to
facilitate quick reference and includes new sections on
cytochrome-mediated interactions and psychiatric side effects of
non-psychotropic drugs.

Clinically relevant

Chapters address plasma monitoring, schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, depression and anxiety, children and adolescents,
substance abuse and special patient groups. Each section has
a full reference list. The book covers prescribing drugs
outside their licensed indications and their interaction with
substances such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.

Useful for all levels of experience

Trainees will gain important information regarding the rational,
safe and effective use of medications for patients with mental
illness. Experienced clinicians will find excellent guidance
regarding more complex issues that they may not encounter
regularly.

Why the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in
Psychiatry?

Long recognized as an international trailblazer in mental health
care, the Maudsley Hospital earned its reputation for excellence in
both in-patient and community care. It is highly regarded for
its research, and pioneered the use of clinical neuroscience. You
can trust The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry
to be scientifically sound and clinically effective.