Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs has become a standard reference and working tool for psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other mental health professionals.
- Independent, unbiased
- Packed with unique, easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions...) for a quick overview of treatment options
- Succinct, bulleted information on all classes of medication: on- and off-label indications, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamics, precautions in the young, the elderly, and pregnancy, nursing implications, and much more all you need to know for each class of drug
- Potential interactions and side effects summarized in comparison charts
- With instantly recognizable icons and in full color throughout, allowing you to find at a glance all the information you seek
- Clearly written patient information sheets available for download as printable PDF files

New in this edition:
- Third-generation antipsychotics with major additions and changes
- Pharmacogenomics fully revised
- ECT thoroughly revised and updated
- BLT / rTMS with extended references
- Extrapyramidal side effects chart extended
- Antidepressants vilazodone and vortioxetine with extended coverage
- Updated chart for switching antidepressants
- New chart of agents under investigation for treatment of substance use disorders
- Approved and off-label indications updated
- New unapproved treatments with significant updates, including anti-inflammatories, hormones, and 5-HT3 antagonists, in depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders
- New agents include: TGAs N-arylpiperazine (brexpiprazole, Rexulti) and phenylpiperazine: (cariprazine, Vraylar), hypnotic suvorexant (Belsomra)
- New formulations and include: Brisdelle (paroxetine mesylate), Irenka (duloxetine capsules), Invega Trinza, Dyanavel XR, Evekeo, Zenzedi, Adzenys XR-ODT, Aptensio XR, Quillichew ER / Quillivant XR

This book is a must for everyone who needs an up-to-date, easy-to use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs.

"A user-friendly and practical resource guide to using psychotropic drugs in any setting... The handbook is well organized and covers almost every treatment used in psychiatry, arranged by disease state and class. Each medicine or class of medicine is subjected to a thorough review ofnearly everything one should understand. It is easy to read and/or reference quick information. The comprehensive information on each class of drugs is what makes this book so useful. As a psychiatrist who routinely prescribes medications, I find this handbook invaluable."; --Corey Goldstein, MD, Rush University Medical Center, in Doody's Listings and Reviews, 2016;

With the increasing rate of prescriptions of psychotropic drugs, this book should be on the desk of every physician. This new edition of a widely acclaimed handbook conveys, with exceptional clarity and immediacy, meaningful information that would be difficult to find elsewhere. Such information is crucial for understanding the side effects and vulnerabilities induced by psychotropic drug treatment. --Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2017;86:320-321

The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs is a standard reference and working tool for psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other mental health professionals. The handbook is continually updated and provides current evidence-based and clinically relevant information to optimize patient care. The contents are independent and unbiased, with easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions, etc.) providing a quick overview of treatment options." --Barry G. Woodcock, in International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, vol. 55, 2017

Ric M. Procyshyn; BSc (Pharm), MSc, PharmD, PhD; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; British Columbia Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.



Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler; BScPhm, FCSHP; Toronto, ON, Canada.



J. Joel Jeffries; MB, FRCPC, DFCPA; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.