Muse / Moore Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22123-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 528 Seiten, E-Book

Praise for Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology forPsychologists
"Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology forPsychologists is a remarkably thorough introductory textbookfor integrating psychotropic drug prescribing into psychologicalpractices. It covers basic concepts in physiology, neurology, andpharmacology in easily understood language. Not only is this book arequirement for any psychologist seeking to gain prescriptiveauthority, but it is also helpful for any mental health clinicianwho collaborates with prescribers of any discipline. I recommend ithighly." --Daniel Carlat, MD, Editor in Chief of The CarlatPsychiatry Report
"An important resource for any psychologist who is preparing tobecome a prescribing psychologist or for any psychologist who wantsto be informed about the practice of medical psychology."--Joseph E. Comaty, PhD, MP, coauthor of A Primer of DrugAction
"Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology forPsychologists is an excellent treatise written by psychologistsfor psychologists." --From the Foreword by Patrick H. DeLeon,PhD, and Jack G. Wiggins, PhD, former presidents of the AmericanPsychological Association
An essential and practical guide to integratingpsychopharmacology into clinical practice
Edited by medical psychologists with contributions by notableexperts in their respective specialties, Handbook of ClinicalPsychopharmacology for Psychologists covers key topicsincluding:
* Ethics, standards of care, laws, and regulations relevant toclinical psychopharmacology
* Disorders of the nervous system, with particular relevance topsychopharmacology
* Use of comprehensive diagnostic strategies to establishdifferential diagnoses among possible medical and psychologicalsymptoms
* Integration of pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy
This essential book also provides an introduction to thequalifying exam for psychologists seeking specialty training inpsychopharmacology, the Psychopharmacology Exam for Psychologists(PEP). The PEP-like practice test is available on the companionCD-ROM.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muse, Mark

Moore, Bret A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Integrating Care: A Foreword on Changing Times ix
Patrick H. DeLeon Jack G. Wiggins
About the Editors xv
About the Contributors xvii
List of Illustrations xxiii
List of Tables xxv
Chapter 1 Medical Psychology: Definitions, Controversies, andNew Directions 1
Bret A. Moore, Mark Muse
Chapter 2 Integrating Clinical Psychopharmacology Within thePractice of Medical Psychology 17
Mark Muse, Bret A. Moore
Chapter 3 Neuroscience 45
Ken Fogel, George M. Kapalka
Chapter 4 Nervous System Pathology 107
Mark Muse, Jonathan M. Borkum, Massi Wyatt
Chapter 5 Physiology and Pathophysiology 193
Lawrence R. Kotkin
Chapter 6 Biopsychosocial and Pharmacological Assessment andMonitoring 241
Robert D. Younger
Chapter 7 Differential Diagnosis in Medical Psychology 283
Kevin M. McGuinness, Michael R. Tilus, Erin M. McGuinness, MaryY. Sa
Chapter 8 Pharmacology 321
Randall Tackett
Chapter 9 The Practice of Clinical Psychopharmacology 353
William J. Burns, Lenore Walker, Jose A. Rey
Chapter 10 Research in Clinical Psychopharmacology 431
Robert E. McGrath
Chapter 11 Professional, Legal, Ethical, and InterprofessionalIssues in Clinical Psychopharmacology 457
Lisa Cosgrove, Bret A. Moore
Epigraph 483
Index 485
About the CD-ROM 499

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Muse, EdD, is licensed as a prescribing medical psychologist by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and is licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists, with competency to consult with patients and providers on psychopharmacotherapy.
Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, is a conditional prescribing psychologist in New Mexico and board-certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.