Psychopharmacology : a mental health professional's guide to commonly used medications /
Mwebe, Herbert,
Psychopharmacology : a mental health professional's guide to commonly used medications / Herbert Mwebe. - Second edition - 1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) - Nursing . - Nursing. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Meet the author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Praise for the first edition -- Introduction -- The structure of this book -- Learning features -- 1 Mental illness -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Aetiology of mental illness -- 1.3 Neurodevelopmental theories -- Neurons and neurotransmitters -- 1.4 Clinical decision making in practice, and medicine management and optimisation -- Psychosocial interventions in mental health settings -- 2 Drugs used in psychoses -- 2.1 Introduction -- Severe mental illness -- Schizophrenia 2.2 Mechanism of action -- Biochemical theories -- Glutamate hypothesis -- Dopamine hypothesis -- Typical antipsychotics -- Atypical antipsychotics -- 2.3 Dose and administration -- Rapid tranquillisation -- Non-restrictive interventions -- Antipsychotic drugs in depot preparation -- Cytochrome P450 drug-metabolising enzymes interaction with psychotropics -- 2.4 Adverse effects and management -- Extrapyramidal side effects -- Dystonia -- Management of dystonia -- Akathisia -- Management of akathisia -- Drug-induced parkinsonism -- Management of drug-induced parkinsonism -- Tardive dyskinesia Management of tardive dyskinesia -- Anticholinergic drugs -- Non-extrapyramidal adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs -- Muscarinic 1 receptor block -- Cardiovascular effects -- Weight gain and mental illness -- Gender -- Socioeconomic status and level of education -- Age -- Other contributing factors to weight gain in people with mental illness -- Metabolic syndrome -- Glycaemic abnormalities as a consequence of treatment and mental illness -- Endocrine adverse effects -- Allergic and dermatological effects -- Haematological adverse effects -- Obligatory monitoring for clozapine therapy Clozapine alert -- Other adverse effects of clozapine -- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome -- Improving physical health needs in SMI: best practice monitoring -- Behavioural change initiatives alongside routine physical health monitoring -- Lester Cardiometabolic Tool -- National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS 2) -- QRISK®3 -- 2.5 Medication adherence in mental health settings -- 3 Drugs used in depression -- 3.1 Introduction -- ICD-11: key changes in relation to depression diagnostic criteria -- Screening for depression and anxiety in primary care settings -- Co-morbid psychiatric presentations Key points about assessment and management of symptoms of depression and anxiety in primary care -- 3.2 Mechanism of action -- Monoamine theory of depression -- 3.3 Dose and administration -- 3.4 Adverse effects and management -- Tricyclic antidepressants -- Adverse effects and management -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -- Adverse effects and management -- Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors -- Adverse effects and management -- Tetracyclic (noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants) -- Adverse effects and management -- Aminoketone (bupropion)
An updated and revised edition of this accessible best-selling text suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes.
9781914171451 1914171454
Psychopharmacology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
RM315
615.78
Psychopharmacology : a mental health professional's guide to commonly used medications / Herbert Mwebe. - Second edition - 1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) - Nursing . - Nursing. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Meet the author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Praise for the first edition -- Introduction -- The structure of this book -- Learning features -- 1 Mental illness -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Aetiology of mental illness -- 1.3 Neurodevelopmental theories -- Neurons and neurotransmitters -- 1.4 Clinical decision making in practice, and medicine management and optimisation -- Psychosocial interventions in mental health settings -- 2 Drugs used in psychoses -- 2.1 Introduction -- Severe mental illness -- Schizophrenia 2.2 Mechanism of action -- Biochemical theories -- Glutamate hypothesis -- Dopamine hypothesis -- Typical antipsychotics -- Atypical antipsychotics -- 2.3 Dose and administration -- Rapid tranquillisation -- Non-restrictive interventions -- Antipsychotic drugs in depot preparation -- Cytochrome P450 drug-metabolising enzymes interaction with psychotropics -- 2.4 Adverse effects and management -- Extrapyramidal side effects -- Dystonia -- Management of dystonia -- Akathisia -- Management of akathisia -- Drug-induced parkinsonism -- Management of drug-induced parkinsonism -- Tardive dyskinesia Management of tardive dyskinesia -- Anticholinergic drugs -- Non-extrapyramidal adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs -- Muscarinic 1 receptor block -- Cardiovascular effects -- Weight gain and mental illness -- Gender -- Socioeconomic status and level of education -- Age -- Other contributing factors to weight gain in people with mental illness -- Metabolic syndrome -- Glycaemic abnormalities as a consequence of treatment and mental illness -- Endocrine adverse effects -- Allergic and dermatological effects -- Haematological adverse effects -- Obligatory monitoring for clozapine therapy Clozapine alert -- Other adverse effects of clozapine -- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome -- Improving physical health needs in SMI: best practice monitoring -- Behavioural change initiatives alongside routine physical health monitoring -- Lester Cardiometabolic Tool -- National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS 2) -- QRISK®3 -- 2.5 Medication adherence in mental health settings -- 3 Drugs used in depression -- 3.1 Introduction -- ICD-11: key changes in relation to depression diagnostic criteria -- Screening for depression and anxiety in primary care settings -- Co-morbid psychiatric presentations Key points about assessment and management of symptoms of depression and anxiety in primary care -- 3.2 Mechanism of action -- Monoamine theory of depression -- 3.3 Dose and administration -- 3.4 Adverse effects and management -- Tricyclic antidepressants -- Adverse effects and management -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -- Adverse effects and management -- Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors -- Adverse effects and management -- Tetracyclic (noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants) -- Adverse effects and management -- Aminoketone (bupropion)
An updated and revised edition of this accessible best-selling text suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes.
9781914171451 1914171454
Psychopharmacology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
RM315
615.78