For those who have never written or edited a book, the process may seem
opaque
. To the author or editor, the process can be rather perplexing; rarely does a project go smoothly ”snags are always
encountered
, and many deadlines are not met. Along the way, many people have facilitated the process of writing the
Manual of Psychiatric Therapeutics
, and I wish to single some out for special thanks.
Many people enabled both the writing and the production of this manual. I am particularly indebted to James V. Forgione, pharm.d., of the Drug Information Center at the New England Medical Center. Whenever I had reason to question whether a particular drug or dosage form was actually available, he cheerfully used his resources to track down such facts for me. Because of the revision of the chapter covering attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder
and the addition of a new and
extensive
chapter focusing on youth, a number of colleagues were asked to review early drafts and to provide feedback. Special thanks go to Drs. Pablo Davanzo, Bruce Fogas, Joseph Horrigan, Bennett Leventhal, Andres Martin, Gabriella Weiss, and Issac Wood.
My gratitude also goes to Charley Mitchell, my Aquisitions editor at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, for his persistance and tolerance when I required accomodations because of my wife's
illness
and death. There is also a
tedious
aspect to the final stages of book production. Christiana Sahl, my production editor at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, brought her skills and good sense of humor to this stage and not only kept me on track but also added some fun to this task.
I also want to thank my
patients
, trainees, and colleagues who have taught me over the
years
or who have challenged me to think about human suffering; the distress and pain we cause each other; the burdens imposed by stigma, prejudice, ignorance, and bias; the importance of
forgiveness
, tolerance, and owning one's own behavior; respect for individual differences; and the complexities of the human condition.
Table of Contents
1 - Introduction: A Perspective on Contemporary Psychiatry as a Background to Psychopharmacology
2 - The Mental Status Examination
3 - Medical Evaluation of Psychiatric Patients and the Acute Treatment of Psychotropic Drug Overdose
4 - Dissociative, Somatoform, and Paranoid Disorders
5 - Delirium and Dementia
6 - Obsessions and Compulsions and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
7 - Tics, Tourette Disorder, and Related Problems
8 - Disorders of Eating: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder
9 - Treatment of Physical Dependence on Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, and other Sedative-Hypnotics
10 - Opioid Abuse and Dependence: Acute and Chronic Treatment
11 - Alcoholism and Its Treatment
12 - Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
13 - Pharmacologic Treatment of Personality Disorders: A Dimensional Approach
14 - Approaches to the Treatment of Anxiety States
15 - Treatment of Transient Insomnia
16 - Bereavement Reactions and Grief
17 - Assessment and Treatment of Suicide Risk
18 - Approaches to the Treatment of Depression
19 - Approaches to the Treatment of Manic-Depressive States (Bipolar Disorders)
20 - Approaches to the Treatment of Schizophrenia
21 - Approaches to the Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Children and Youth
22 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Youth and Adults
23 - Medical Uses of Hypnosis
24 - Electroconvulsive Therapy
25 - Seclusion as a Treatment Modality
26 - Use of Physical Restraints as an Emergency Treatment
27 - Rape and Sexual Assault
28 - Understanding and Assessing Pain and Pain Syndromes
29 - Drug Interactions in Psychopharmacology
Back of Book
Resources
Appendices
I - Use of Approved Drugs for Unlabeled Indications
II - Herbal Remedies, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and the Food and Drug Administration: A Perspective
III - A Prototypical Outline of the Mental Status Examination
IV - A Technique for Promoting the Relaxation Response
V - The Mini-Mental State Examination
VI - The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
VII - Algorithms For Psychopharmacology