This portable-size handbook provides quick access to psychotropic drug information for psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. The text includes 135 psychotropic drug monographs and 33 herbal monographs, each of which contains upto 30 key fields of information. Psychiatric special topics and issues are also discussed for selected psychotropic medication, including: anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, moodstabilizers, and anxiolytics.

Introductory information: FDA pregnancy catergories; safe writing. Alphabetical listing. Psychiatric special topics / issues: Complete patient information for selected psychotrophic mediaction; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - IV). Appendix: addiction treatments; anticholinergic effects of common psychotropics; comparative drug charts; antidepreaant guidelines; clozapine-induced side effects; cytochrome P-450 and drug interactions; pharamacokinetics of SSRIs; serotonin syndrome; anxiolytic / hypnotic use in long term care facilities; discontinuation of psychotrophic drugs; federal OBRA regulations recommended maximum doses.