The fully updated 12th edition of an essential reference for anyone responsible for prescribing drugs for patients with mental health disorders. A well-respected and widely-used source of information on which drugs to prescribe, which side effects to look out for, how best to augment or switch drugs, and more Provides concise reviews of psychiatric disorders and relevant psychopharmacology, along with general guidance based on the data reviewed and current clinical practice Includes specific guidance for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and special populations such as children, the elderly and pregnant women Each section features a full reference list so the evidence base can be checked quickly and easily This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from iTunes, Google Play or the MedHand Store.

Author Biography

David Taylor is Chief Pharmacist at the South London andMaudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Psychopharmacology atKing s College London, and Pharmacy Lead for the UK MentalHealth Research Network. The lead author of all editions of TheMaudsley Prescribing Guidelines, Professor Taylor is the authorof several other texts and editor of Therapeutic Advances inPsychopharmacology. Carol Paton is Chief Pharmacist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,London: she is also joint Head of the Prescribing Observatory forMental Health and an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial CollegeLondon. Shitij Kapur is Professor of Schizophrenia, Imaging andTherapeutics and the Dean and Head of School at the Institute ofPsychiatry, King's College London.