Psykofarmakologi

We would all like a quick fix for our problems, a simple pill to take away our anxiety and lift us out of our depression. But there is no quick fix for the soul, and anxiety and depression may be signals of the soul's unmet needs. In this landmark work, Dr. Elio Frattaroli challenges our fixation on psychiatry's "Medical Model," which treats mental illness solely with drugs instead of seeking a deeper understanding of our problems-in other words, treating symptoms rather than people. Combining a Renaissance humanism with a sophisticated understanding of modern science, he makes an impassioned, persuasive case for "listening to the soul"-paying attention to the inner life of the emotions, both in psychotherapy and in our everyday lives. Drawing upon philosophy, literature, psychology, and riveting case histories from his own life and practice, Frattaroli explores what has happened to a culture that has been "listening to Prozac" and hearing nothing else.

The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry.Now covering side effects!This new edition includes additional fact sheets covering side effects to give you quick-reference access to understanding the most common side effects your patients experience with practical tips on how to manage them.

En præcis og opslagsvenlig guide til brug af lægemidler i praksis – nu i 3. udgave."Praktisk farmakologi" henvender sig til den sundhedsprofessionelle, der har brug for et overblik over den praktiske brug af receptpligtige lægemidler og håndkøbslægemidler – særligt farmaceutstuderende og farmakonomer, men også hjemmesygeplejersker, medicinstuderende og læger.Denne 3. udgave er blevet grundigt opdateret og væsentlig forbedret med den nyeste viden og et væld af erfaringer fra klinisk praksis. Bogen indeholder kort og præcis information om de 100 mest solgte lægemiddelgrupper i Danmark. Bogen giver dig: lægemidlernes navne, hvilke sygdomme de bruges til at behandle, hvordan de virker, de vigtigste bivirkninger, særlige oplysninger.Bogen gennemgår desuden de 25 hyppigste problemer, som kan løses ved brug af håndkøbslægemidler, samt de vigtigste fakta om naturlægemidler, lægemiddelinteraktioner, receptlovgivningen og reglerne for tilskud til medicin.

Why on Earth Do I Feel This Way? brings an entirely new perspective to the field of anxiety and mental health and will make a drastic impact that no other treatment intervention has done before. As a psychologist who has worked in various clinical venues, I found there to be a pattern of anxiety at the root of the symptoms my clients were experiencing. This was the same pattern for clients who were battling addiction and experiencing mood disorders, schizophrenia, and even personality disorders. Although each case was unique, I would hear the same questions repeated: "Why me? Why on earth do I feel this way?" I stopped focusing on the specific symptoms of my clients that would qualify them for a mental health diagnosis but focused on how and why they were experiencing anxiety. I was then able to recognize another factor that was precipitating the anxiety: a lack of control.

Neuropsychopharmacology is an interdisciplinary science that is related to psychopharmacology and fundamental neuroscience. It is the study of the neural mechanisms on which drugs act upon for influencing behavior. It investigates the mechanisms of neuropathology, pharmacodynamics, psychiatric disease, and states of consciousness. It explains the effects that drugs have at the behavioral and molecular levels. Integration and synthesis of knowledge from numerous disciplines, such as neuroanatomy, physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, and behavioral sciences are required in neuropsychopharmacology. It is assumed in this field that all the states of mind: diseases involving cognitive or mental dysfunction, or normal and drug-induced altered states, have a neurochemical basis and as well as certain pathways in the central nervous system. Thus, understanding of neurons and nerve cells is important for understanding the mind. This will help in developing and devising prescriptions for various psychiatric disorders and neuropathological conditions. This book covers in detail some existent theories and innovative concepts revolving around the therapeutic perspectives on neuropsychopharmacology. Its aim is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement. This book will help new researchers by foregrounding their knowledge in neuropsychopharmacology.

"The fourth volume in Stahl's Case Studies series describing the approach, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Demonstrating core principles that allow clinicians to individualize treatment and engage families, creating the best outcomes. Essential reading for mental health professionals and students"--

Dr. Yee describes many sources of stress and burnout in the health care industry.Moral Abuse is added to physical and other abuses in the industry.Dr. Yee has been the Medical Director at Southwestern Indiana Community Mental Health in Evansville, Indiana and the Bowen Center in Warsaw Indiana for a total of twelve years.Dr. Yee was in private practice from 1977 to 1984 in Taylor, Michigan and was the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Heritage Hospital in Taylor, Michigan.Dr. Yee was an Expert Witness in Psychiatry for the Michigan Attorney General in the early 1990's doing Peer Review for Medicaid Claims for Psychiatric Hospital admissions and billings.Dr. Yee worked with active-duty military at Fort Hood Texas during a period where the entire chain of command was relieved of their assignments after a soldier was murdered at Fort Hood.Dr. Yee has had the privilege of over 20 contract assignments as a traveling psychiatrist since 2008 in Michigan, Kentucky, California, and Texas.Dr. Yee has had the privilege of treating thousands of patients in many places for many years. Dr. Yee has seen extraordinary changes in the practice of medicine since 1970.Dr. Yee is here to do no harm and help if he can.May you live long and well.Thank you for your time.William R. Yee M.D., J.D.Board Certified in Psychiatry and Licensed to practice law in Michigan.Practicing General Medicine, Emergency Room Medicine, and Psychiatry since 1972 in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, California, and Texas.Be kind and you can be my friend.

What actually happens to you when you drink a cup of coffee?Is chocolate really an aphrodisiac? How do drugs like alcohol and cannabis work? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? In this fascinating little book, leading psychopharmacologist Dr. Ben Sessa describes the drugs, legal and illegal, natural and synthesised, from nicotine to endorphins, sugar to antidepressants, that humans all over the world take every day to change their state of mind.

This book addresses the management of insomnia. Insomnia is common and I have seen many clients who have not responded to treatment asking for help.This book distills my lifetime experience as, a child, adolescent, and adult.Context: my first memories are living on a subsistence farm with my grandmother, uncle, and two youngest aunts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1952 and 1953. After that I lived in the Shady Lane Trailer Park by 9 Mile Road and Ryan in Warren, Michigan from 1955 to 1958. My best friends were Southern Baptists from West Virginia and Alabama.I then lived in East Detroit, Michigan from 1958 to 1972 while attending Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Wayne State University School of Medicine. I completed psychiatric residency training at Lafayette Clinic and Northville State Hospital from 1972 to 1975.I attended Wayne State University Law School in 1979 to 1983 in the night school part time program.I was Board Certified in Psychiatry in 1977 and licensed to practice law in Michigan in 1983.I have practiced general medicine, emergency room medicine, psychiatry in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, California, and Texas without interruption since 1972.I have worked in Regional Medical Centers, State Psychiatric Hospitals, Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals, private practice, multispecialty clinics, and prisons.I have been an expert witness in psychiatry in probate court, state and federal courts, in civil and criminal trials.I have been traveling the country as a contract psychiatrist with over 20 assignments since 2008.I am here to do no harm and to help if I can.Be kind and you can be my friend.William R. Yee M.D., J.D. at your service

In the fall of 1968, Dr. Irving Fox was twenty-four years old, happily married, and living the heady and intense life of a medical resident in a Montreal hospital. His future was bright and promising...that is, until a pulsating blue light appeared in front of his eyes. It was the beginning of a terrifying three-month ordeal of mysterious physical and psychiatric symptoms that baffled him and his doctors. Fox was hospitalized in two facilities, including a psychiatric hospital, and endured a battery of painful tests, medications with mind-numbing side effects, and the uncertainty of diagnosis and outcome. Sick, vulnerable, and helpless, he wondered if he'd ever be able to practice medicine again.Fast forward fifty years. Compelled to understand the bizarre symptoms that had once threatened to derail his career and upend his family, Fox embarked on a quest to unearth decades-old medical records and uncover the full details of his illness, treatment, and recovery. In The Flashing Light: A Medical Mystery Memoir, he takes us on an intriguing journey to rediscover his past. Through the lens of his present medical expertise and experience, Fox examines the events that transpired and how they shaped his younger self.Life is fragile, and no matter how strong and vital you feel at the moment, the tables can turn in an instant. Fox's inspiring story reminds us that every day is a gift.

In the fall of 1968, Dr. Irving Fox was twenty-four years old, happily married, and living the heady and intense life of a medical resident in a Montreal hospital. His future was bright and promising...that is, until a pulsating blue light appeared in front of his eyes. It was the beginning of a terrifying three-month ordeal of mysterious physical and psychiatric symptoms that baffled him and his doctors. Fox was hospitalized in two facilities, including a psychiatric hospital, and endured a battery of painful tests, medications with mind-numbing side effects, and the uncertainty of diagnosis and outcome. Sick, vulnerable, and helpless, he wondered if he'd ever be able to practice medicine again.Fast forward fifty years. Compelled to understand the bizarre symptoms that had once threatened to derail his career and upend his family, Fox embarked on a quest to unearth decades-old medical records and uncover the full details of his illness, treatment, and recovery. In The Flashing Light: A Medical Mystery Memoir, he takes us on an intriguing journey to rediscover his past. Through the lens of his present medical expertise and experience, Fox examines the events that transpired and how they shaped his younger self.Life is fragile, and no matter how strong and vital you feel at the moment, the tables can turn in an instant. Fox's inspiring story reminds us that every day is a gift.

This book is a compilation of more than 20 scientific publications, both original research papers and review papers, assembled for the Special Issue of Molecules journal, Aquaphotomics; this Special Issue explores water molecular systems in nature, and is the first of its kind organized on this topic. Now available in a book format, this publication presents cutting-edge research work performed in the area of a young, but rapidly evolving scientific discipline, Aquaphotomics. The book includes topics that range from basic water science, material hydration, the water-material interaction and biocompatibility, novel scientific theories about the role of water in cell biology, the possibilities of using Aquaphotomics for monitoring food quality, estimating shelf-life, diagnosing stress in plants, determining diseases in animals and the outcomes of therapies in medicine. The book also provides the reader with an opportunity to improve their knowledge in the areas of spectral preprocessing, multivariate analysis and chemometrics, with focus on Aquaphotomics approach. For any reader already working in the field of Aquaphotomics, this will be a highly advantageous publication, in order to ascertain the latest research trends and discoveries; for novices, it offers a window into an exciting new world that is brimming with possibilities.

Quick and comprehensive information on psychotropic drugs for adults. - Accurate and up-to-date- Comparison charts help decision-making- Icons and full color- Available in print and online- Downloadable patient info sheetsMore about this bookThe Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs has become a standard reference and working tool for psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other mental health professionals. - Independent, unbiased, up-to-date- Packed with unique, easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions for a quick overview of treatment options- Succinct, bulleted information on all classes of medication: on- and off-label indications, (US FDA, Health Canada), recommended dosages, US and Canadian trade names, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, precautions in the young, the elderly, and pregnancy, nursing implications, and much more - all you need to know for each class of drug- Potential interactions and side effects summarized in comparison charts- With instantly recognizable icons and in full color throughout, allowing you to find at a glance all the information you seek- Clearly written patient information sheets available for download as printable PDF filesThis book is a must for everyone who needs an up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs. New in this edition- Neuroscience-based nomenclature - added to product availability tables- Antidepressants chapter includes new section on GABAA receptor positive modulator (brexanolone IV injection; trade name Zulresso); also covers Qelbree (viloxazine extended-release capsules), the first new ADHD medication approved by the FDA in over a decade; as well as updates to SSRI use in pregnancy and antidepressant augmentation strategies- Antipsychotics updates include revised dosing, especially adjustments in hepatic and renal impairment- Mood stabilisers chapter sections on lithium and anticonvulsants extensively revised- New formulations and trade names include: Adhansia XR (methylphenidate extended-release capsules), Caplyta(lumateperone), Dayvigo (lemborexant), Perseris (risperidone extended-release subcutaneous injection), Probuphine (buprenorphine subdermal implant), Propecia (finasteride tablets), Trelstar (triptorelin slow-release injection), Qelbree (viloxazine extended-release capsules)

This book shares my lifetime personal experience with self-mutilation, suicide, and homicide. It starts with my experience with friends in the Shady Lane Trailer Park in 1953 at the age of six. It progresses through junior high school and high school in Detroit, medical school and residency training at Lafayette Clinic in Detroit. It continues in prisons and state hospitals in Michigan and California. Context includes private practice in medicine, working at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Hazard Kentucky, Riverside Psychiatric Hospital in Ionia, Michigan, in I-Max, in Ionia Michigan, Muskegon and Brooks Prisons in Muskegon, Michigan, Pelican Bay, CSP-Sac, and San Quenton Prisons in California, Atascadero and Paton State Hospitals in California. I have had 21 assignments as a Contract Psychiatrist since 2008 that include working with active duty army personel at Fort Hood Texas.I am here to do no harm, and to help if I can.Thank you for your time.William R. Yee M.D., J.D.

This book is an introduction to the management of violence in psychiatric hospitals. It is written as an introduction to give the reader vocabulary and concepts necessary for a meaningful conversation with the personal attorney or psychiatrist engaged to provide legal or medical services.

This book introduces the reader to the best practice of the lowest effective dose of psychotropic medications.This book the indroduces the reader to alternatives to medications to maintain and achieve optimal mental health.

A comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry

The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents has become a standard reference and working tool for psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other mental health professionals. - Packed with unique, easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions for a quick overview of treatment options- Succinct, bulleted information on all classes of medication: on- and off-label indications, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, nursing implications, and much more - all you need to know for each class of drug- Potential interactions and side effects summarized in comparison charts- With instantly recognizable icons and in full color throughout, allowing you to find at a glance all the information you seek- Clearly written patient and caregiver information sheets for download as printable PDF filesThis book is a must for all mental health professionals working with children and adolescents who need an up-to-date, easy-to use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs. New in this edition:- Drugs for ADHD thoroughly revised and updated- Antipsychotics with many changes and additions, including fully revised lab tests/monitoring- Antidepressants fully revised, including new sections on irreversible MAO-B inhibitor and serotonin modulator and stimulator (SMS), revised frequency of adverse effects table and switching strategies recommendations- Hypnotics completely revised- Mood stabilizers fully revised and a new toxicity comparison table added- Drugs of abuse and treatment of substance use disorder comprehensively revised- New unapproved treatments with significant updates, including: anti-inflammatories and NMDA agents in anxiety/OCD, cannabis use, and irritability of autism- New agents include: TGAs N-arylpiperazine (brexpiprazole) and phenylpiperazine (cariprazine), hypnotics orexin receptor antagonist (hypnotic suvorexant) and selective melatonin agonist (tasimelteon), antidepressant bisarylsulfanyl amine (vortioxetine)- New formulations and trade names include: Adasuve, Alprazolam Intensol, Aptensio XR, Aristada, Belbuca, Belsomra, Brintellix, Bunavail, Cotempla XR-ODT, Dyanavel XR,Eldepryl, EMSAM, Evekeo, Hemangeol, Hetlioz, Innopran XL, Invega Trinza, Khedezla, Metadol-D, Mydayis, NyQuil, Quillichew ER, Quillivant XR, Rexulti, Som-Pam, Tegretol (liquid), Trintellix, Versacolz, Vraylar, Vyvanse, Zelapar, Zenzedi

"I welcome this book because it reminds therapists to engage deeply in reflexive interrogation of clinical privilege, and to centre the narratives and wisdom of the trans and non-binary people we serve."Matthew Mills (he, him), President of the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists, Lead Consultant Speech and Language Therapist"This book is compulsory reading for anyone, personally and/or professionally, seeking to support trans and non-binary individuals and community groups."Dr Paul Simpson (he, him), Lecturer in Sociology, University of Manchester, UK and extensively published in gender and sexuality in later life."This book is a welcome and much needed resource on Gender Affirmative Therapy to guide therapists and practitioners to ensure best clinical practices when working with gender."Christiane Sanderson, Independent Counsellor, Author and Educator, London, UKIncreasing numbers of people openly identify as transgender and non-binary and questions of gender identity and diversity are coming up more frequently in psychological therapy. Gender Affirming Therapy takes you on a journey todiscover the inner lives and challenges of gender-diverse people, seeking to spark compassion and build confidence in working with these communities.Assuming no prior knowledge and accessibly written, this book aims to bridge the gap to ensure that more mental health professionals are better prepared to support gender-diverse clients in a way that is effective, ethical and affirmative.Key features of this book include:. 'In their Own Words' sections containing interviews directly from transgender and non-binary individuals. Key point summary and reflection boxes. Coverage of new advancements in the fieldDrawing on research and clinical experience, Gender Affirming Therapy has been devised as an open conversation between colleagues which centres transgender and non-binary individuals as the experts and at the very heart of the book.Laura Scarrone Bonhomme (she/her), is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who specialises in Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity. She provides assessment, psychotherapy, and training to other professionals through www.affirm.lgbt.Skye Davies (she/they) is a Peer Support Worker at TransPlus, a gender dysphoria service. They also work as a Volunteer Counsellor at Metro, helping LGBTQ+ people.Dr Michael Beattie (he/him) is a Counselling Psychologist in private practice with research interests in the psychology of men and masculinities. In addition to psychotherapy, Michael provides training in Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity through www.affirm.lgbt.

Neuropsychopharmacology reviews the principles of pharmacology with a focus on the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system. Beyond autonomic and central nervous system pharmacology, this volume uniquely discusses psychiatric disorders and the pharmacological interventions that are available for conditions including depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. With a focus on these specific body systems, readers will see end-of-chapter questions that offer real-world case studies, as well as multiple-choice questions for further learning. Beneficial features and content also include two extensive examination tests, which each contain 100 questions for better learning or to be used in teaching, and a glossary. Helpful appendices cover high-alert medications and toxicology effects on the nervous system. Each chapter will contain classifications of medications, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action, clinical indications and toxicities.