Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

Ric M. Procyshyn; BScPharm, MSc, PharmD, PhD; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; British Columbia Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler; BScPharm, FCSHP; Toronto, ON, Canada. J. Joel Jeffries; MB, FRCPC, DFCPA; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Antidepressants
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) * Norepinephrine
Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI) * Serotonin Norepinephrine
Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) * Serotonin-2 Antagonists / Reuptake
Inhibitors (SARI) * Serotonin-1A Agonist/Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
(SPARI) * Serotonin Modulator and Stimulator (SMS) * Noradrenergic /
Specific Serotonergic Antidepressants (NaSSA) * Nonselective
Cyclic Antidepressants * Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors * Reversible
Inhibitor of MAO-A (RIMA) * Irreversible Monoamine Oxidase (A&B)
Inhibitors (MAOIs) * Irreversible MAO-B Inhibitor * Effects of Antidepressants
on Neurotransmitters / Receptors * Pharmacological
Effects of Antidepressants on Neurotransmitters / Receptors *
Frequency of Adverse Reactions to Antidepressants at Therapeutic
Doses * Antidepressant Doses and Pharmacokinetics * Switching
Antidepressants * Antidepressant Augmentation Strategies
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Bright Light Therapy (BLT)
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Antipsychotics
Second-Generation Antipsychotics / SGAs * Third-Generation
Antipsychotic / TGA * 5-HT21 Inverse Agonist Antipsychotic * First-
Generation Antipsychotics / FGAs * Effects of Antipsychotics on
Neurotransmitters / Receptors * Pharmacological Effects of Antipsychotics
on Neurotransmitters / Receptor Subtypes * Relative Tolerability
Profiles of Anti-psychotics * Frequency of Adverse Reactions
to Antipsychotics at Therapeutic Doses * Antipsychotic Doses and
Pharmacokinetics (Oral and Short-Acting Injections) * Comparison of
Long-Acting IM Antipsychotics * Switching Antipsychotics *
Antipsychotic Augmentation Strategies
Antipsychotic-Induced Extrapyramidal Side Effects and Their
Management
Extrapyramidal Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics * Treatment
Options for Extrapyramidal Side Effects * Effects on Extrapyramidal
Symptoms * Comparison of Agents for Treating Acute Extrapyramidal
Side Effects * Doses and Pharmacokinetics of Agents for Treating
Acute Extrapyramidal Side Effects
Anxiolytic (Antianxiety) Agents
Benzodiazepines * Comparison of the Benzodiazepines * Buspirone
Hypnotics / Sedatives
L-Tryptophan * Comparison of Hypnotics / Sedatives
Mood Stabilizers
Lithium * Anticonvulsants * Comparison of Anticonvulsants *
Frequency of Adverse Reactions to Mood Stabilizers at Therapeutic
Doses
Drugs for ADHD
Psychostimulants * Atomoxetine * Comparison of Drugs for ADHD *
2 Agonists * Augmentation Strategies in ADHD
Drugs for Treatment of Dementia
Cholinesterase Inhibitors * Memantine * Comparison of Drugs for
Treatment of Dementia
Sex-Drive Depressants
Comparison of Sex-Drive Depressants
Drugs of Abuse
Alcohol * Stimulants * Hallucinogens * Opioids * Inhalants / Aerosols
* Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) / Sodium Oxybate * Flunitrazepam
(Rohypnol) * Nicotine / Tobacco
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Acamprosate * Disulfiram * Naltrexone * Buprenorphine * Methadone *
Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine / Tobacco Use Disorder * Comparison
of Treatments for Nicotine / Tobacco Use Disorder
Unapproved Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders
Adrenergic Agents * Anti-Inflammatory Agents * Dopaminergic
Agents * GABA Agents / Anticonvulsants *
Hormones * NMDA Agents * 5-HT3 Antagonists * Miscellaneous
Natural Health Products
Pharmacogenomic Information for Common Psychotropic Drugs
Glossary
Drug Use in Pregnancy and Effects on Breast Milk
Patient Information Sheets
Appendix:
Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature
Index of Drugs