Description
Prepared by a team of nationally respected health professionals, here is the definitive consumer guide to the powerful medications that have revolutionized the treatment of psychological illness, and includes: an alphabetical listing and discussion of the most frequently utilized drugs, cross-referenced to the illness they treat AND their side effects; a review of their effects on special risk groups, such as pregnant women, and the elderly, plus guidelines for finding and evaluating psychiatrists who are knowledgeable in prescribing psychiatric drugs, and much more.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
672 pages
Language
English
Published
Jun 9, 1992
Publisher
Ballantine Books
ISBN-10
0345373340
ISBN-13
9780345373342