Pocket Prescriber Psychiatry

Matt Butler MBChB MRes MRCPsych Wellcome Trust Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry, King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Jonathan P Rogers MA MB BChir MRCP MRCPsych NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Timothy RJ Nicholson MBBS BSc MSc PhD MRCP MRCPsych Clinical Lecturer & NIHR Clinician Scientist, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, and Honorary Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Common/useful drugs. Disorders. Psychosis. Bipolar affective disorder. Depression. Anxiety disorders. Dementia. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Sleep disorders and agitation. Substance misuse. Non-pharmacological treatments. Psychoeducation. Crisis planning. Lifestyle interventions. Social interventions. Psychological therapies. Neurostimulation. Psychosurgery. Basic psychopharmacology. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Neurotransmitter systems. Drug interactions. Miscellaneous. Prescribing in the perinatal period. Prescribing in autism. Prescribing in personality disorders. Controlled drugs (CDs). Off-license prescribing. Psychiatric side effects of medications. Medication adherence. Risk assessment. Psychiatric classification. Mental Health Act (MHA) in England and Wales. Mental Capacity Act (MCA) in England and Wales. Emergencies. Rapid tranquilisation (RT). Drug toxicity syndromes. Alcohol and drug withdrawal syndromes. Catatonia. Delirium. Seizures (epileptic and dissociative). Acute dystonia. Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Hanging. Self-laceration. Acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Acute asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. Pulmonary embolism. Sepsis (severe or septic shock). Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). ↓Glucose. Reference information. Guidelines. Useful contacts. Reference values. Index.