Psychiatric Drugs Explained

Introduction * Management of the Psychoses * Introduction * The Neuroleptics * Side Effects of Neuroleptics * The Management of Side-Effects * The Use of Psychostimulants in Schizophrenia * Management of the Affective Disorders * Introduction * Antidepressants * Side Effects of Antidepressants * The Management of Mania * Lithium * Management of Anxiety * Introduction * Occasions of Anxiety * Benzodiazepine Anxiolytics * 5HT Receptors and Drugs * Beta-Blockers * Management of Sleep Disorders * Introduction * The Nature of Insomnia * The Non-Pharmacological Management of Insomnia * Benzodiazepine Hypnotics * Other Hypnotics * Management of Cognitive Impairment * Introduction * Dementia and its Management * Treatment of the Dementias * Management of Sexual Difficulties * The Range of Sexual Difficulties * Effects of Drugs on Aspects of Sexual Functioning * Management of Dependence and Withdrawal * Introduction * Physical Dependence: Type 1 * Physical Dependence: Type 2 * Psychological Factors in Drug Use and Abuse * Consent and Liability * Consent * Liability * The Marketing of Tranquility * Introduction * Ethics and Markets * The Marketing of Psychiatric Illness * Drug Marketing and the Ethics of Resource Allocation * Pharmaceutical Nemesis?