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A Guide to the Extrapyramidal Side-Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
D. G. Cunningham Owens
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Description for A Guide to the Extrapyramidal Side-Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
hardcover. Addresses the major side-effects of one of the most widely prescribed drug classes in a light, readable style. Num Pages: 383 pages, 70 b/w illus. 72 tables. BIC Classification: MJN; MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 998.
It is often implied that antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side-effects are irrelevant to modern psychiatric therapeutics, rendered historic by newer, better treatments. This myth arises from limited awareness of the depth and breadth of neurological disruption antipsychotics can mediate. This volume discusses the extensive clinical boundaries of acute dystonias, drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia, providing demographic and epidemiological context while illustrating how prescribing choices impact powerfully on their development. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and rewritten to include recent data, expanded references and a new chapter on the concept of 'atypical' antipsychotics. Written in a light, engaging style, liberally ... Read more
It is often implied that antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side-effects are irrelevant to modern psychiatric therapeutics, rendered historic by newer, better treatments. This myth arises from limited awareness of the depth and breadth of neurological disruption antipsychotics can mediate. This volume discusses the extensive clinical boundaries of acute dystonias, drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia, providing demographic and epidemiological context while illustrating how prescribing choices impact powerfully on their development. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and rewritten to include recent data, expanded references and a new chapter on the concept of 'atypical' antipsychotics. Written in a light, engaging style, liberally ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107022867
SKU
V9781107022867
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About D. G. Cunningham Owens
D. G. Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Reviews for A Guide to the Extrapyramidal Side-Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
'This is an outstanding update of a very instructive book and should be mandatory reading for all trainees in psychiatry residency training programs - as well as their program directors … This book is like finding an oasis in a vast desert.' Doody's Reviews