The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry
The new edition of the world-renowned reference guide on the use of
medications for patients presenting with mental health problems
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential
evidence-based handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of
psychotropic agents. Covering both common and complex prescribing
situations encountered in day-to-day clinical practice, this
comprehensive resource provides expert guidance on drug choice, minimum
and maximum doses, adverse effects, switching medications, prescribing
for special patient groups, and more. Each clear and concise chapter
includes an up-to-date reference list providing easy access to the
evidence on which the guidance is based.
The fourteenth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest
available research, the most recent psychotropic drug introductions, and
all psychotropic drugs currently used in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, and Japan. Several new sections cover topics such as
deprescribing of major psychiatric drugs, prescribing psychotropics at
the end of life, the treatment of agitated delirium, the genetics of
clozapine prescribing, the use of weekly penfluridol, and the treatment
of psychotropic withdrawal. Featuring contributions by an experienced
team of psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists, the new edition of
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry
- Provides succinct coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions
and formulating prescribing policy in mental health
- Covers a wide range of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, borderline personality,
eating disorders, and many others
- Provides advice on prescribing for children and adolescents, older
people, pregnant women, and other special patient groups
- Offers new sections on genetic prescribing, long-acting injectable
formulations, ketamine administration and uses, and dopamine
super-sensitivity
- Includes referenced information on off-label prescribing, potential
interactions with other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and
caffeine, and treating patients with comorbid physical conditions
Whether in the doctor's office, in the clinic, or on the ward, The
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Fourteenth Edition is a
must-have for psychiatrists, pharmacists, neuropharmacologists, clinical
psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals working in
mental health, as well as trainees and students in medicine, pharmacy,
and nursing.
