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 principles.