Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Basic skills
- Part II Common psychiatric problems across the general hospital
- Part III Working with specific units
- Part IV Treatment
- 33 Psychopharmacological treatment in liaison psychiatry
- 34 The role of psychological treatments
- 35 Problem cases
- Part V Different treatment settings
- Index
- References
33 - Psychopharmacological treatment in liaison psychiatry
from Part IV - Treatment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Basic skills
- Part II Common psychiatric problems across the general hospital
- Part III Working with specific units
- Part IV Treatment
- 33 Psychopharmacological treatment in liaison psychiatry
- 34 The role of psychological treatments
- 35 Problem cases
- Part V Different treatment settings
- Index
- References
Summary
There is still limited systematic research on the effectiveness of psychotropic drugs used in liaison psychiatry settings. All drugs available in clinical psychiatry for the treatment of psychiatric disorders can be used in liaison settings. However, before choosing a specific drug, liaison psychiatrists must address additional important issues beyond those related to the indication for a psychotropic drug. Most psychotropic drugs used today are aimed at g-protein coupled receptors such as serotonergic (5HT). The availability of psychotropic drugs varies to some extent between countries within the European Union. This chapter discusses the most frequently used drugs. Depressive disorders accompanying physical illness should be treated to improve quality of life and treatment adherence. The main indications in liaison psychiatry settings are behavioural disorders caused by organic brain dysfunction including temporal lobe epilepsy, acute mania, pain disorders and prophylactic treatment of bipolar disorders.
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- Handbook of Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 763 - 794Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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