Essential Psychopharmacology of Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers

Drawn from the best-selling second edition of Essential Psychopharmacology, Steve Stahl has revised and updated the chapters covering antipsychotics and mood stabilizers in this separate volume. This new book covers the many dimensions of psychosis, particularly as associated with schizophrenia, and examines the role of dopamine in psychosis along with the various theories about the causes, pathophysiology, and treatment of schizophrenia. New material includes discussion of a promising new agent, aripiprazole, the first in a new class of dopamine stabilizers; the use of anticonvulsant agents to treat manic psychosis as well as being used as adjuncts to more traditional antipsychotic treatments for psychosis and schizophrenia; and the newest atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone. CME self-assessment tests are included.

Reviews

"This is a welcome addition to Essential Psychopharmacology and I recommend it unreservedly. It may be wise to purchase two copies as one is sure to be 'borrowed' very quickly."
Chris McWilliam, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

"This text is highly recommended for those students and clinicians who are interested in the psychopharmacology of antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. It should also sit on the shelf of every postgraduate medical library..."
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

"The second edition of Stephen Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology will become the vehicle that practitioners currently working in the field, teachers in faculties of medicine, and clinical trainees in psychiatric medicine preferentially use to inform their understanding of the essentials of neuroscience and psychopharmacological treatments. If there is one basic psychopharmacology text for a practitioner or teacher of psychiatric medicine to own, this is it...Thus, Essential Psychopharmacology really is well titled."
Lancet

"This is a very useful and easy to read update that clinicians can use in daily practice as a quick reference. The book is written in a very practical, user-friendly format differentiating itself from other books in this category."
Doody's Review Service G

"All of his writing is characterized by a clarity of presentation and a notable ability to transform complicated scientific principles into readily understood prose. Characteristically, he illustrates his instructions with informative, charming, and sometimes witty cartoon figures and diagrams...Dr. Stahl has a gift for teaching, and it is a pleasure to recommend this book."
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Table of contents

Preface
1. Psychosis and schizophrenia
2. Antipsychotic agents
Suggested reading
Index
Continuing medical education (CME) post tests and evaluation