Straight-Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs (second edition)
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Straight-Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs (second edition)

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  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Straight-Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs (second edition)

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About this book

In an era when more people are taking psychiatric drugs than ever before, this book challenges the claims for their mythical powers. Its clear, concise explanations will enable people to make a fully informed decision about the benefits and harms of these drugs and whether and how to come off them if they choose.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Author biographies
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction to the Straight Talking Introductions series: Richard Bentall and Pete Sanders
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: The place of drug treatment in psychiatry
  10. Chapter 2: How do psychiatric drugs work?
  11. Chapter 3: The importance of research
  12. Chapter 4: Antipsychotic drugs
  13. Chapter 5: Antidepressants
  14. Chapter 6: Lithium and other drugs used for manic depression or bipolar disorder
  15. Chapter 7: Stimulants
  16. Chapter 8: Benzodiazepines
  17. Chapter 9: Withdrawing from psychiatric drugs
  18. Chapter 10: When might psychiatric drugs be useful?
  19. Chapter 11: How did we get here and what does it mean?
  20. Appendix: Sources of information about stopping and reducing psychiatric drugs
  21. References
  22. Name index
  23. Subject index
  24. Back Cover