The Therapist's Guide to Psychopharmacology, Third Edition: Working with Patients, Families, and Physicians to Optimize Care

The Therapist’s Guide to Psychopharmacology, Third Edition: Working with Patients, Families, and Physicians to Optimize Care 2021 Original PDF

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AUTHORS: JoEllen Patterson, James L. Griffith, Todd M. Edwards
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The Therapist’s Guide to Psychopharmacology, Third Edition: Working with Patients, Families, and Physicians to Optimize Care 2021 Original PDF

Now in a revised and updated third edition, this noted practitioner guide and text incorporates the latest knowledge about psychopharmacology and collaborative care. Therapists and counselors learn when and how to make medication referrals and how to address patients  questions about drug benefits, side effects, safety, and more. Organized around frequently encountered mental health disorders, the book explains how medications work (including what they can and cannot accomplish). Strategies for collaborating successfully with patients, their family members, and prescribers are discussed in detail. Written for optimal practical utility, the text features case examples, sample referral letters, checklists, and a glossary. New to This Edition *Chapter on the therapeutic relationship. *New separate chapter on bipolar disorder. *Expanded discussions of distinguishing psychiatric illness from normal distress, optimizing collaboration with psychiatrists, how medications work in the brain, treatment of chronic pain, and more. *Additional case vignettes and psychopharmacology  rules of thumb

AUTHORS: JoEllen Patterson, James L. Griffith, Todd M. Edwards

PAGES: 308

YEAR: 2021

PUBLICATION: The Guilford Press

LANGUAGE: English

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