Psychotropic Drugs and Women: Fast Facts
Victoria Hendrick, M.D., and Michael Gitlin, M.D.
Praise for Psychotropic Drugs and Women:
"[C]oncise, easy-to-read… this is an interesting and well-laid-out book that is likely to be particularly relevant to general practice, but is also a useful reference for any health professional dealing with female patients."
-Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
"This well-organized and extremely useful handbook is a valuable resource
for clinicians who are creating treatment plans for women of reproductive age.
. . . In many parts of the country, particulalry in rural areas, general
practitiooners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants create and manage
treatment plans. This book would be an excellent addition to the libraries of
these clinicians. Indeed, any clinicians desiring to deliver excellent care to
women with psychiatric diagnoses would improve their understanding of the
unique needs of these women by reading and using this handbook."
—NAMI Advocate
Overview – Table of Contents
At a time when the use of psychotropic drugs is on the rise and the medical understanding of female physiology is becoming increasingly complex, the specific treatment needs of women seeking psychiatric or psychological care demand special attention. Designed as a practical day-to-day clinical practice guide, Psychotropic Drugs and Women provides information for the treatment of psychiatric disorders across the reproductive lives of women.
Whereas potential risks of medication exposure during pregnancy had once been the key consideration when prescribing psychotropic drugs, research has shown that throughout a woman's life there are other no-less-important risks and reactions unique to the female physiology. Inside this book, readers will find extended discussions of the medication of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. Key drug classes such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants are discussed throughout as they apply to these various disorders. There are also wide-ranging chapters addressing the general implications of female physiology on psychopharmacology as well as the female reproductive system and central nervous system. Bibliographies corresponding to each chapter point clinicians in the right direction when further research is required.
As with other volumes in Norton's 'Fast Facts' series, Psychotropic Drugs and Women: Fast Facts presents all the critical information pertaining to prescription, cross-indication, and side effects, often in easy-to-read tables and charts. This handy guide is essential reading for all physicians and mental health professionals.
About the Authors
VICTORIA HENDRICK, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Her research focuses on the treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and nursing and she has published extensively on topics related to perinatal psychiatry and women's mental health.
MICHAEL GITLIN, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Adult Division, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
ISBN: 0-393-70421-1
Winter 04
Paper, 256 pages
