Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Nurses

Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Nurses offers a holistic approach to
psychopharmacological prescribing from a nursing perspective and is the only
text designed especially for Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice
Registered Nurses (P.M.H.-A.P.R.N.s). The Manual is grounded in the belief that
given their nursing background and their personalized approach to the
individual, P.M.H.-A.P.R.N.s are uniquely qualified to offer symptom-based
treatment within the context of an individual's medical and psychological care.
A comprehensive resource for advanced practice nurses, mental health
practitioners, general practitioners, and consumers, this book possesses many
useful features, including the following:

A logical, easy-to-use format
that guides the reader through the most common psychiatric conditions,
presenting the diagnostic criteria and neurobiology of the relevant disorder,
pharmacological choices and recommendations on monitoring, side effects to
consider, and treatment of special populations, including those with medical
illnesses. A special chapter devoted to culturally sensitive psychopharmacology
that offers information on the role of culture in mental health, wellness, and
illness and provides culturally sensitive assessment techniques and other
treatment strategies PMH nurses can use to minimize stigma; address health care
disparities; and improve patient adherence, satisfaction, and outcomes. A
chapter that addresses complementary and alternative pharmacotherapies-vital
because a significant percentage of patients may be using herbal preparations,
which present serious implications for the prescribing clinician. Appendices
covering drug dosing equivalencies, pharmacogenetics, psychiatric rating scales,
and other helpful resources.

The core philosophy of the advanced practice
nursing field is that health care should be individualized, focusing not only on
patients' conditions but also on the effects those conditions have on patients'
lives and the lives of their families. The Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology
for Nurses offers readers the most current information on psychopharmacological
treatment in an accessible, easy-to-use format grounded in the principles and
practices of holistic nursing.