Psychopharmacology in Family Practice (eBook)

David Wheatley (Autor)

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2018 | 1. Auflage
216 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-6419-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Psychopharmacology in Family Practice discusses the concept of psychopharmacology in the context of family practice. The book is an account of the group of studies done by the author's group regarding the various concerns in psychopharmacology. The text covers the rationale, organization, and methodology. Next, the book deals with the placebo response. The next two chapters discuss the drugs in anxiety and depression, respectively. Chapter Six discusses the alternative ideas for treating anxiety and depression, such as the use of non-psychotropic drugs. Chapter Seven describes the factors that influence response, while Chapter Eight deals with psychosomatic pharmacotherapy. The next two chapters tackle the side-effects and transcultural aspects, respectively. The closing chapter presents the summary of the conclusions of the studies. The book will be of great use to psychiatric researchers and practitioners. It can also benefit psychologists.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Psychopharmacology in Family Practice 3
Copyright Page 4
Foreword 5
Table of Contents 7
Introduction 10
Chapter One. Rationale 12
What does the G.P. Treat? 13
Treatment Requirements 20
A Guideline for Treatment 21
Psychopharmacology as a Special Form of Clinical Pharmacology 23
Chapter Two. Organization and Methodology 26
Sample Size 26
Constitution and Capabilities 28
Planning Procedures 30
Trial Designs 32
Record Forms 34
Some Practical Considerations 41
Assessing Results 42
The Use of Placebos 59
The Problem of Drop-outs 59
Presentation of Results 60
Conclusion 63
Chapter Three. Placebo Response 66
Conflicting Views 66
Clinical Implications 67
Trials in Anxiety and Depression 68
Symptom Response 71
Combined Therapy 73
Choice of Standard Drugs 75
Conclusion 77
Chapter Four. Drugs in Anxiety 79
The Benzodiazepines 79
Phenothiazines 84
Other Anti-anxiety Drugs 86
Drug Insufficiencies 89
Conclusion 90
Chapter Five. Drugs in Depression 93
Diagnostic Distinctions 93
The Tricyclics 94
Mono-amine Oxidase Inhibitors 99
Combinations 101
Newer Compounds 104
Sedatives as Antidepressants 104
Drug Insufficiencies 109
Conclusion 110
Chapter Six. New Ideas 114
Anxiety 114
Depression 116
Hormonal Potentiation 118
Conclusion 121
Chapter Seven. Factors Influencing Response 123
Doctors' and Patients' Attitudes 124
Combining Results from a Number of Trials 129
Some Patient Variables 131
Effects of Life Situations 134
Future Considerations 136
External Events 139
Clinical Significance 140
Conclusions 141
Chapter Eight. Psychosomatic Pharmacotherapy 144
Enuresis 144
Asthma and Ischaemic Heart Disease 151
Gastro-intestinal Disorders 154
Disorders of Female Physiology 158
Disorders of Sexual Function 162
Musculo-skeletal Disorders 164
Insomnia 166
Arteriosclerotic Mental Illness 171
Iatrogenic Psychiatric Illness 174
Conclusions 175
Chapter Nine. Side-effects 179
Placebo Side-effects 180
Side-effects in Anxiety 183
Severity of Side-effects in Anxiety 186
Side-effects in Depression 188
Severity of Antidepressant Side-effects 191
Side-effects with Other Drugs 192
Time Relationship 195
Practical Aspects 197
Influence of Side-effects on Dosage 198
Conclusions 199
Chapter Ten. Transcultural Aspects 201
Other Factors 204
Drug Abuse and Alcoholism 205
Conclusions 207
Chapter Eleven. Summary of the Conclusions 209
Index 212

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.3.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-6419-5 / 1483164195
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-6419-9 / 9781483164199