Psychopharmacology : a mental health professional's guide to commonly used medications /
Herbert Mwebe.
- Second edition
- 1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages)
- Nursing .
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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) -- QRISKŪ3 -- 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.