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Im a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist with no medical training, and I found Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists to be a compelling and stimulating read, as well as a welcome addition to my reference shelf. This text is coherent and user-friendly, and reading it is a surprisingly pleasurable way to expand your knowledge in an area of clinical treatment usually not made this accessible to nonmedical professionals.

Susan Flynn, PhD

I recommend the Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists to psychotherapists from various clinical trainings and diverse clinical orientations, as well as to nonpsychiatric physicians and their prescribing assistants. One of the most valuable elements of this text is the authors reminder to consider when and how medication can be appropriate to treatment, and how the clinician is an essential part of the psycho-medical treatment team.

If you have only one reference book on your shelf addressing the interface between clinical treatment and psychopharmacology, this should be it.

Marvin B. Berman, PhD

Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists is a modern masterpiece written by a multidisciplinary team of distinguished practitioners. It is one of the most clearly written and reader-friendly yet comprehensive books on the subject of psychiatric diagnosis and psychotropic drug therapy. The Handbook is packed full of useful tables, figures, and illustrations that amplify the main text or can be used independently for a rapid introduction to the field or for reviewing the fundamentals. Covering both the spectrums of pathophysiology and the neurobiology of drug action, this slim, state-of-the-art-and-science text is truly a handbook worthy of the name and should be an essential resource for mental health professionals and students alike.

Clifford N. Lazarus, PhD, licensed psychologist and director of Comprehensive Psychological Services of Princeton, author of Dont Believe It for a Minute and The 60-Second Shrink

Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists is a wonderfully useful and comprehensive book. It should be essential reading for all mental health professionals and for others like myself who have family members suffering from mental illness. Its great virtues are its clarity and its humane and informed sense of the diagnosis, treatment, and care of extraordinarily complicated conditions.

Jay Neugeboren, author of Imagining Robert

This book belongs on the desk of every psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, social worker, or anyone who works with clients who are taking psychoactive drugs. Also, anyone teaching or interested in abnormal psychology will find it indispensible. The authors manage, with judicious use of well-designed tables and clear, concise writing, to fill a gap in the current literature. No other book with which I am familiar covers the history of psychiatric medicine as well as both the neurochemistry and clinical use of psychotropics. The authors make excellent use of case histories, which are always to the point. I cannot think of anything that could be added to this text, or any part of it I would want to change.

Harry Avis, PhD, professor of psychology at Sierra College and author of Drugs and Life

Publishers Note

Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of the information presented and to describe generally accepted practices. However, the authors, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for any consequences from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the contents of the publication.

The authors, editors, and publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that any drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accordance with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any change in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new or infrequently employed drug.

Some drugs and medical devices presented in this publication may have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for limited use in restricted research settings. It is the responsibility of the health care provider to ascertain the FDA status of each drug or device planned for use in their clinical practice.

To the best of our knowledge, recommended doses of medications listed in this book are accurate. However, they are not meant to serve as a guide for prescribing of medications. Physicians, please check the manufacturers product information sheet and the Physicians Desk Reference for any changes in dosage schedule or contraindications.

Figures 6-A, 6-B, 6-E, 8-D, 8-E, 9-B, and 15-F have been previously published in Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple, 1994, MedMaster Inc., Miami, and are reproduced here with the permission of the copyright holder.

Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists, Seventh Edition

Copyright 2013 by John D. Preston, Psy.D., ABPP, John H. ONeal, MD, and Mary C. Talaga, R.Ph., Ph.D.

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

5674 Shattuck Avenue

Oakland, CA 94609

www.newharbinger.com

Cover design by Amy Shoup

Acquired by Melissa Kirk

Text design by Tracy Marie Carlson

Indexed by James Minkin

All rights reserved.

First edition printed from June 1994 to December 1996; Second edition printed from September 1997 to March 2001; Third edition printed from September 2001 to June 2004; Fourth edition printed from July 2004 to July 2007; Fifth edition printed from January 2008 to July 2009.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Preston, John, 1950

Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists / John Preston, PsyD, ABPP, John D. ONeill, MD, and Mary C. Talaga, RPh, PhD. -- 7th edition.

pages cm

Summary: This seventh edition of The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists includes the latest updates on medications for mental health disorders and their side effects along with a new chapter on the effects of withdrawing from medication. This essential guide to psychopharmacology has been adopted as a textbook at universities nationwide and is a must-have resource for every therapists library-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-60882-664-3 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-665-0 (PBK e-book) (print) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-666-7 (ePub) (print) 1. Psychopharmacology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. ONeill, John. II. Talaga, Mary C. III. Title.

RC483.P737 2013

616.8918--dc23

2012034630

To my sweet granddaughters, River and Aurora.

J. P.

To my patients, for they have been my best teachers.

J. O.