This book offers a structured approach to exploring significant philosophical questions within the fields of psychiatry and psychopharmacology. It delves into the ethical, conceptual, and theoretical underpinnings that influence mental health practices and medication use, encouraging readers to consider the implications of these issues on treatment and understanding of mental illness.
This book has been written for psychiatrists to use when reconsidering their own clinical decisions in the light of recent major changes in psychopharmacology and neuroscience. It does not intend to provide treatment guidelines but rather to highlight the different available avenues of treatment and stimulate discussion about the evaluative processes.Summaries of all the main diagnostic groups are presented here to ensure that medics are fully aware of these developments.
Anxiety and related disorders are common conditions that disproportionately affect women. In this book, the epidemiology, psychobiology, diagnosis, evaluation, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy of major anxiety and related disorders are examined with special reference to the effects of gender and sex on clinical presentation and treatment. The conditions considered include generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder. In addition, the management of anxiety and related disorders during pregnancy and lactation are discussed. Two concluding chapters specifically address anxiety disorders in women and in men, summarizing key points for clinicians and researchers. The authors are leading clinicians, including both psychiatrists and psychologists, from around the globe.