Psychopharmacology Handbook for the Non Medically Trained
In today's era of managed behavioral health care, mental health
professionals are called upon to consult on medication treatment or
recommend what medications would best serve as adjuncts to therapy.
Medically trained or not, all mental health professionals need to know as much as possible about psychopharmacologic medications from dosage and side effects to drug-drug interactions and other special considerations in order to provide effective and accountable treatment. The first-ever handbook of its kind, Psychopharmacology Handbook for the Non-Medically Trained fills a noticeable gap in most student training programs by providing a reader-friendly and accessible overview of the role of drugs in mental health treatment. Emphasizing the importance of making medications available to consumers in conjunction with the most effective and efficient counseling…
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August 8, 2006Sophia F. Dziegielewski is Professor and Dean of the School for Social Work at the University of Cincinnati. She is the author of over 95 publications, the latest of which is Understanding Substance Addictions: Assessment and Intervention.