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Living and Working with Schizophrenia

Posted By Kelly On Sunday, November 15th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , ,    
Living and Working with Schizophrenia, 2nd ed. J.J. Jeffries, E. Plummer, M.V. Seeman and J.F. Thornton. 148 pp. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 1990 ISBN 0-8020-6781 -6 This is a short, informative manual written for schizophrenic patients and their relatives, friends, employers and teachers. The authors are based in Toronto, so the material presented is especially relevant to the Canadian scene. The authors have shrewdly gleaned major issues of concern from their own clinical experience. ... Read More

The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 14th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , ,    
Ronald M. Doctor and Ada P. Kahn. 487 pp. Illust Facts on File, New York, 1989 ISBN 0-8160-1798-0 Have you ever wondered what aichurophobia is and been distracted by descriptions of ailurophobia (fear of cats) and aichmophobia (fear of pointed objects)? These subjects, as well akathisia and the fear of air pollution, are on one page of this encyclopedia. The book has more than 2500 entries, and some of the research is extensive. This ... Read More

Handbook of Essential Psychopharmacology

Posted By Kelly On Friday, November 13th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , , , , , ,    
Handbook of Essential Psychopharmacology Pies RW Washington: American Psychiatric Press; 1998. 416 pp. with index ISBN 0-88048-765-8 This concise, slim, well-edited paperback review of essential psychopharmacology is divided into 4 chapters, on antidepressants, anti-psychotics, anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics, and mood stabilizers, including novel anticonvulsants. Each chapter begins with an overview that includes drug class indications, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, common side effects, drug interactions, augmentation strategies, and use in ... Read More

Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 7th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , , ,    
Ingram RE, Miranda J, Segal ZV New York: The Guilford Press; 1998. 330 pp with index ISBN 1-57230-304-2 (cloth) What does it mean to be vulnerable to a mental disorder such as major depression? While 20% of women and 12% of men can provide first-hand knowledge about this ubiquitous disorder, it may be assumed that even more people are vulnerable to depression. Treatments, whether psychopharmacological or ... Read More

Drug Action in the Central Nervous System

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 7th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , , ,    
Carvey PM Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press; 1997 ISBN 0-19509-334-8 Understanding the pharmacodynamics, or actions, of drugs is essential in central nervous system (CNS) research. Much of what we understand about the biological mind is the result of examining the effects of drugs on human functioning. This book by Dr. Paul M. Carvey, a well-respected professor of neuropsychopharmacology, is a very concise, easy-to-read textbook that reviews brain and receptor functioning and the effects ... Read More

Psychotropic Drug Handbook

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 7th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , , ,    
Psychotropic Drug Handbook, 7th Edition Perry PJ, Alexander B, Liskow BI Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press; 1997. 740 pp with index ISBN 0-88048-851-4 (paper) The 7th edition of this book is a revision of the 6th, which was published in 1991. The authors have updated references on all drugs and have included information on a number of new products, including olanzapine, risperidone, sertindole, venlafaxine, mitazapine, zolpidem and nicotine patches. The Psychotropic Drug Handbook covers the ... Read More

Dysthymia and the Spectrum of Chronic Depressions

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 7th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags:    
Akiskal HS, Cassano GB (editors) New York: The Guilford Press; 1997. 228 pp with index ISBN 1-57230-089-2 (cloth) This is a very good book about a difficult subject. Akiskal and Cassano, both internationally renowned for their own research in this area, have compiled works from just about all of the prominent experts in research on chronic depression and dysthymia. While some chapters are more conclusive then others, this book provides a robust list ... Read More

The Encyclopedia of Depression

Posted By Kelly On Thursday, October 22nd 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: ,    
The Encyclopedia of Depression. Roberta Roesch. 263 pp. Facts on File, New York. 1991. ISBN 0-8160-1936-3 Those who work in mental health areas know the vast scope of multidisciplinary information and resource material on depression. The Encyclopedia of Depression is quite remarkable, encompassing entries ranging from Dostoevski to Prozac and food to funerals. The book is very accessible and will appeal to interested individuals in the world's oldest professions and youngest interest groups. For people ... Read More

Ask the Doctor: Depression

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, October 10th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , ,    
Ask the Doctor: Depression Vincent Friedewald Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City. 1998. 114 pp. Illust. ISBN 0-8362-2711-5 Overall rating: Very good Strengths: Complete, well written, organized, comfortable style Weaknesses: Requires high school education level to read Audience: Patients and families This book was written to provide just enough information about the common and important condition of depression to a sophisticated lay audience. It achieves that goal in a comfortable, readable format at reasonable cost. The information provided is much ... Read More

Handbook of Depression

Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, October 6th 2009   under:  Book review   Tags: , , , , , ,    
Handbook of Depression. Second Edition EE Beckham, WR Leber, editors New York: Guilford Press; 1995. 628 p This multiauthor book is edited by E Edward Beckham, PhD, and William R Leber, PhD, both associate professors in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma University. Its 628 pages contain 5 sections and 2 appendices: 1) Defining the Boundaries of Depression (epidemiology, diagnostic classification, assessment of severity and symptom patterns, and relations to ... Read More
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