Practical Psychopharmacology

Thomas L. Schwartz, MD, is a professor and interim chair of psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He is co-editor of Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: A Handbook for Clinicians and the second edition of Depression: Treatment Strategies and Management. He is co-author of Case Studies: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology, Volume 2. Dr. Schwartz has received the Marc H. Hollander, MD, Psychiatry Award, the SUNY Upstate President’s Award and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Teaching, as well as the Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD, Certificate and the Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching from the American Psychiatric Association.

Preface. Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy, and the Psychosocial Aspects of Prescribing Prologue: Psychopharmacopsychotherapy 1. Adult Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder 2. Anxiety Disorders: Panic, Social, Obsessive-Compulsive, Generalized, and Post-Traumatic Anxiety 3. Bipolar Disorders: Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymic Disorder 4. Borderline Personality Disorder 5. Depressive Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric and Seasonal Depressive Disorder 6. Insomnia 7. Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury 8. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 9. Substance Related and Addictive Disorders: Nicotine, Alcohol, Opiates, and Food