Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatment Fourth Edition

Contents

Preface vii

1. General Principles of Psychopharmacology 1

2. Medication-Induced Movement Disorders 23

3. ao-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists: Clonidine and Guanfacine .    33

4. /3-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists   39

5. Anticholinergics and Amantadine 46

6. Anticonvulsants: Gabapentin, Tiagabine, Levetiracetam, Topiramate,

and Zonisamide 52

7. Antihistamines 5g

8. Barbiturates and Similarly Acting Drugs 63

9. Benzodiazepines and Drugs Acting on Benzodiazepine Receptors 72

10. Bupropion 82

11. Buspirone 87

12. Calcium Channel Inhibitors    91

13. Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine 95

14. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine    103

15. Dantrolene. ..,. j ю

16. Disulfiram and Acamprosafe   Ц2

17. Dopamine Receptor Agonists and Precursors: Apomorphine.

Bromocriptine. Levodopa. Pergolide, Pramipexole. and Ropinirole 117

18. Dopamine Reeeptor Antagonists: Typical Antipsyehotics 122

19. Lamotrigine 139

20. Lithium 143

21. Mirtazapine    157

22. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 160

23. Nefazodone 167

24. Opioid Receptor Agonists: Methadone, Buprenorphine,

and Levomethadyl 170

25. Opioid Receptor Antagonists: Naltrexone, Nalmefene, and Naloxone 176

26. Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors 183

27. Selective Serotoni n -Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors:

Venlafaxine and Duioxetine 187

28. Selective Serotonin Rcuplake Inhibitors 193

29. Serotonin-Dopamine Antagonists: Atypical Antipsyehotics 208

30. Sympathomimetics and Related Drugs 221

31. Thyroid Hormones ^ 231