Authored by a pharmacist and two psychiatrists, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications is designed to provide patients with accurate, easily understood information about the drugs clinicians prescribe: antianxiety medications, medications for insomnia, antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, ADHD medications, cognitive enhancers, and, new to this edition, medications to treat alcohol dependence. For each drug, a three-to-five page handout which can be printed from the accompanying CD-ROM includes facts like generic availability, dosing instructions, side effects, possible adverse reactions, drug interactions, overdose alerts, and considerations such as missed dosages or whether to take the medication with food. This second... Less