Antipsychotics: History, Science, and Issues

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The problem of serious mental illness is a widely discussed topic in the media and popular culture. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of antipsychotic medications, covering historical, social, and scientific viewpoints on this important and controversial class of medications. * Covers the class of antipsychotic medications in whole, addressing topics ranging from the medications' history and the science of how they actually work in the body to the social and legal implications of antipsychotics * Provides readers with a holistic understanding of an increasingly important class of medications in an accessible format * Presents an unbiased perspective on a class of medications that has been subject to controversy * Serves both as an authoritative reference book for students and as a useful source of practical information that will appeal to a general adult audience

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Each drug or drug group is carefully examined under section headings such as 'Therapeutics,' 'Side Effects,' 'Dosing and Usage,' 'Advantages and Disadvantages,' 'FDA-Approved Uses,' and 'Off-Label Uses.' Each of those headings is further subdivided, which is useful for comparing the utility of one drug with another. . . . Recommended. * Choice *

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Jeffrey Kerner, MD, is an attending psychiatrist at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. He is forensic coordinator of the Inpatient Unit at MMC-Wakefield and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College Of Medicine. Bridget McCoy, MD, is a general adult psychiatry resident at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.