Antipsychotics and Their Side Effects

by Michael D. Teehan and David M. Gardner

Book Overview

With the remarkable expansion in the use of antipsychotics, concerns about their immediate, intermediate, and long-term adverse effects have intensified. Despite this, studies consistently show that monitoring of patients taking antipsychotics can be inadequate, haphazard, or worse. This book provides a comprehensive review of the adverse effects of this pharmacologically complex therapeutic class, covering all commonly used conventional and atypical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521132088
• ISBN13: 9780521132084
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 10.1"