PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals

by Harris B. Stratyner and Lori (senior Editor); Staff Of Pdr. Murr

Book Overview

Focuses on psychotropic drugs - more than 70 are profiled by name; provides information on the emotional and psychological side effects of over 1,000 non-psychotropic prescription drugs; suggests... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563635119
• ISBN13: 9781563635113
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: PDR Network
• Length: 899 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 5.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great References

I am in the mental health field and this book comes in handy when my clients inform on the meds or drugs that they are or have taken in the past.

This is a mental health/substance abuse therapist's dream come true.

This is a wonderful book and is a wealth of information for a person trying to understand the pros and cons of medication. It breaks down drugs by different indexes and charts. To list a few of its features and information given: 1) Mental & emotional side effects 2) Drug profiles 3) Street drug slang 4) A color coded chart for more than 200 drugs 5) Overdose outcomes 6) Psychotropic drugs by brand & general name 7) How each drug works on mental and physical conditions 8) Provides the pharmacological classes of drugs Working in a substance abuse and mental health field, I find this a wonderful tool. This book is written in easy terms and is broken down into sections that are reader friendly. The information is candid and provides both the positives and negatives of medication. The one thing intimating about this book is the size, it is over 800 pages. The book is also pricey, but the information, if the person can utilize it, is well worth the cost.