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Posted by anita on September 12, 2000, at 0:38:26
Steven Stahl, who gave us the wonderful _Essential Psychopharmacology_, has now come out with a shorter book, _Essential Psychopharmacology of Depression and Bipolar Disorder_, updated to include the most recent research and meds in these conditions.
And it's even half the price ($27) of the first version. I recommended it as the best book for those interested in how these meds work.
anita
Posted by Cam W. on September 12, 2000, at 6:41:15
In reply to Excellent Psychopharm book!, posted by anita on September 12, 2000, at 0:38:26
Anita - Stahl's books are always good, but you also need to follow his editorial column in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Even Stahl's books outdate in about 6 months. Essential Psychopharmacology is an excellent book, though.
Any decent medical library will stock this book and the J Clin Psychiatry, so you may not have to actually buy either (I find both of these references very informative and easy to read). Actually J Clin Psychiatry is one of the few luxuries that I afford myself a subscription to.
Thanks for the tip. - Cam
Posted by Cindy W on September 12, 2000, at 8:56:19
In reply to Re: Excellent Psychopharm book! » anita, posted by Cam W. on September 12, 2000, at 6:41:15
> Anita - Stahl's books are always good, but you also need to follow his editorial column in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Even Stahl's books outdate in about 6 months. Essential Psychopharmacology is an excellent book, though.
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> Any decent medical library will stock this book and the J Clin Psychiatry, so you may not have to actually buy either (I find both of these references very informative and easy to read). Actually J Clin Psychiatry is one of the few luxuries that I afford myself a subscription to.
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> Thanks for the tip. - CamAnita and Cam, thanks for the tips! I got Stahl's book and think's it's wonderful. If I can ever get to a library with the journals mentioned, I'll check those out too (I live near a state university).--Cindy W
Posted by JohnL on September 13, 2000, at 5:05:41
In reply to Re: Excellent Psychopharm book! » anita, posted by Cam W. on September 12, 2000, at 6:41:15
Anytime I see mention of a good book, I can't help but put in a plug for "The Successful Treatment of Brain Chemical Imbalance", by Dr Martin Jensen. It's an outstanding psychopharm manual. Though his tactics of seeking fast responses to meds creates a lot of controversy, all the rest of the book is just jam packed with psychopharm tricks and tips. There is a section for the general reader, and a section for the more advanced. The thing I like best about the book is the strategy of using clues from medication responses to help pinpoint what chemistry is responsible for the patient's symptoms. No matter what the patient's response to a medication is--good, bad, neutral--there are always powerful clues provided to help diagnosis what the heck is going on. A lot like a detective making sense out of clues. Anyway, it is an outstanding psychopharm book, with much more realworld usable information in it that a patient can put into practice immediately. Most other psychopharm books I've seen are quite detailed and informative, but actually provide little useful hands-on information in terms of strategy, medication choice, chemistry fault identification, chemistries underlying different symptom clusters, and percentage statistics of which meds have worked in targeting the various chemical imbalances.
Very good book. Soft cover manual actually. Anyone who has tried two or more medications with little or no success should own this book.
John
Posted by Angela5 on September 20, 2000, at 2:15:35
In reply to Re: Excellent Psychopharm book!, posted by JohnL on September 13, 2000, at 5:05:41
Stahl actually just came out with a Second Edition of "Essential Psychopharmacology" - it's about twice as thick and includes a lot of new info/strategies.
Posted by Anna P. on September 22, 2000, at 10:42:28
In reply to Re: Excellent Psychopharm book!, posted by Angela5 on September 20, 2000, at 2:15:35
> Stahl actually just came out with a Second Edition of "Essential Psychopharmacology" - it's about twice as thick and includes a lot of new info/strategies.
Can someone please tell me where to get or order the book?
Anna P.
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