Biological Treatments in Psychiatry

by Malcolm Lader and Reginald Herrington

This authoritative textbook describes drug and other biological therapies in psychiatry, relating them closely to patient management. All the major biological and pharmacological treatments are covered, including detailed analysis of the role of antidepressants and antipsychotics. Neuropharmacology and the problems of diagnosis are treated in depth, as are electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery, response to treatment, and drug treatment in children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019261939X
• ISBN13: 9780192619396
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"