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Contains clinical case examples and tables to assist with illustrating the text and subject
Serves as a concise, practical guide toward understanding the need for and use of psychotropic medications
Provides an accessible and readable overview of the salient features of psychopharmacology
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Essentials of Psychopharmacology and Psychopharmacotherapy
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Therapies That May Involve Psychopharmacology/Psychopharmacotherapy
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Forensic and Legal Applications of Psychopharmacology/Psychopharmacotherapy
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Synthesis and Conclusions
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About this book
The primer consists of 13 chapters and is organized in four parts: Part 1 covers essentials of pharmacology and psychopharmacology, outlining the basic principles of pharmacology, psychopharmacology, and psychopharmacotherapy. Part 2 addresses therapies that may involve psychopharmacology/ psychopharmacotherapy, providing a succinct overview of selected and representative types of psychotherapy and counseling in contemporary psychiatry and psychology. Part 3 discusses forensic and legal applications of psychopharmacology/ psychopharmacotherapy, drawing on the author’s long experience in various aspects of forensic psychiatry. Part 4 consists of one final chapter, titled “Synthesis and Conclusions.” This chapter pulls together the most salient points of the book to assist the reader in the practical psychopharmacotherapeutic treatment of patients/clients.
A timely and invaluable contribution to the literature, Psychopharmacology for Non-Psychiatrists: A Primer will be of great benefit as a user-friendly resource for professionals or as an exam-preparation book for medical students and trainees in a wide range of mental health fields. Specifically, the primer will be of great interest to primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, counselors, therapists, non-psychiatric physicians and dentists whose practices involve psychopharmacotherapy, naturopaths, homeopaths, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech/language therapists. Legal professionals and others who are not themselves healthcare professionals, but who interact with healthcare professionals, also will find the primer a handy resource.
Authors and Affiliations
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Clinical Professor of Neuroscience (Psychiatry), Seton Hall University, Short Hills, USA
Daniel P. Greenfield
About the author
Clinical Professor of Neuroscience (Psychiatry)
Seton Hall University
Short Hills, NJ
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Psychopharmacology for Nonpsychiatrists
Book Subtitle: A Primer
Authors: Daniel P. Greenfield
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82507-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82506-5Published: 12 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82509-6Published: 13 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-82507-2Published: 11 January 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 180
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry