Waterstones The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry
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Description: The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry The new edition of the world-renowned reference guide on the use of medications for patients presenting with mental health problems The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential evidence-based handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of psychotropic agents. Covering both common and complex prescribing situations encountered in day-to-day clinical practice, this comprehensive resource provides expert guidance on drug choice, minimum and maximum doses, adverse effects, switching medications, prescribing for special patient groups, and more. Each clear and concise chapter includes an up-to-date reference list providing easy access to the evidence on which the guidance is based. The fourteenth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest available research, the most recent psychotropic drug introductions, and all psychotropic drugs currently used in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Several new sections cover topics such as deprescribing of major psychiatric drugs, prescribing psychotropics at the end of life, the treatment of agitated delirium, the genetics of clozapine prescribing, the use of weekly penfluridol, and the treatment of psychotropic withdrawal. Featuring contributions by an experienced team of psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists, the new edition of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry: Provides succinct coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions and formulating prescribing policy in mental health Covers a wide range of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, borderline personality, eating disorders, and many others Provides advice on prescribing for children and adolescents, older people, pregnant women, and other special patient groups Offers new sections on genetic prescribing, long-acting injectable formulations, ketamine administration and uses, and dopamine super-sensitivity Includes referenced information on off-label prescribing, potential interactions with other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, and treating patients with comorbid physical conditions Whether in the doctor's office, in the clinic, or on the ward, The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Fourteenth Edition is a must-have for psychiatrists, pharmacists, neuropharmacologists, clinical psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals working in mental health, as well as trainees and students in medicine, pharmacy, and nursing.
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Author: South Londoner
Rating: 5
Review: The Maudsley Guidelines is indispensible and I use it every day in clinical practice. I pre-ordered the new edition back in January 2021 and was disappointed when the release date kept getting pushed back. I was delighted to finally get my copy today. At first glance it seemed about the same size as the 13th edition but on closer inspection its been extensively revised with 102 extra pages of content (page length has increased from 854 to 956). The chapter with the most change is [Depression & Anxiety] with new sections on "Antidepressant Withdrawal symptoms" and "Stopping antidepressants" (which contains useful info and sample reduction schedule). There's also new sections on "Ketamine" and "Psychotostimulants in depression". Other new section include "newer LAIs" & "penfluridol weekly" & "stopping antipsychotics" [Schizophrenia chapter], "stopping lithium and mood stabilisers" [Bipolar chapter]; "delirium tremens" & "substance misuse in pregnancy" [Addictions chapter] "treatment of depression in older people" [ Prescribing in older people chapter]; "prescribing in patients with psychiatric illness at the end of life" [Drug treatment in the context of other disorders] & "intravenous formulations in psychiatry" [Miscellany]. Whew! The only down side is the paper has become noticeably thinner (to accomodate all the extra pages without increasing the overall size of the book) and I'm a bit worried that it won't survive as well as my old copy which I carry around in my work bag and use in the clinic and when working from home. I'd recommend reinforcing with some heavy duty contact paper as the softcover has a tendency to get caught in things and get damaged otherwise. Or just buy a copy for each workplace. All in all an impressive update to an essential reference work! 5 stars.
Author: Customer
Rating: 1
Review: The quality is unbearably awful. Pages are flimsy and fragile with a horrible feel and there is little contrast between the text and the dirty-looking pages. Arrived badly damaged too so I am returning and will not re-purchase. I will use Stahl’s and Bazire’s books instead. This is a shame as I have always bought updates of this book, though I have to say over the years it has felt increasingly ambiguous and bloated.
