Psychopharmacology for Medical Students

by Arash Ansari

Overview

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS is a concise overview of basic pharmacological therapies commonly used in psychiatry.  The biological and clinical aspects of the use of antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and ADHD and substance abuse medications are briefly discussed.  Following each section, a table with the clinical characteristics and indications of individual medications in each group is provided.Although this book was written with 3rd and 4th year medical students in mind (covering both what is needed during clinical rotations as well as for end of rotation exams), it is also likely to be a helpful introduction for beginning residents and physicians. Other mental health professionals who need to have a functional knowledge of psychopharmacology may benefit from this overview as well.  Finally, laypersons with an academic or personal interest in this topic may also find this book useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438998855
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	08/13/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	164
File size:	204 KB

About the Author

Arash Ansari, M.D. is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He teaches psychiatric residents in the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program and practices psychiatry at the Brigham and Women's / Faulkner Hospitals in Boston, MA. He is the student clerkship site director for Harvard medical students rotating through the Faulkner Hospital inpatient psychiatric unit. Dr. Ansari is the recipient of the Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women's / Faulkner Hospitals 2008 Arthur R. Kravitz, M.D. Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Teaching and Education.

David N. Osser, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He teaches in the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Training Program based at the VA Boston Healthcare System, where he won the Outstanding Teacher Award in each of the last three years. He is an author of numerous articles, book chapters, and web-based educational products on psychopharmacology, and is on the editorial boards of several journals and curricula.

Dr. Ansari and Dr. Osser do not receive any financial support from

pharmaceutical firms.