Schizophrenia in Focus

Summary

The "in focus" series are introductory texts to the pharmaceutical care of patients with chronic conditions. They provide practical information on the pharmaceutical care, medication and management of patients (all from pharmacists perspective). Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental illnesses, and drug treatment forms the mainstay of its effective management.

This is an introductory guide to schizophrenia and other frequently occurring mental disorders, which aims to inform pharmacists, as part of the healthcare team, about the drugs used in treatments, and the role of the pharmacist in counselling patients on their illness, lifestyle, and medicines.

Who should buy this book:

Pharmacists; pre-registration and undergraduate pharmacy students, and other healthcare professionals.

Why buy this book:

This books offers a concise introductory guide to schizophrenia, the medicines used in its treatment, and the role of the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals in counselling patients on their illness, lifestyle and medicines.

Contents

1. Schizophrenia-in Two Minds
2. The Causes of Schizophrenia
3. Pathology of Schizophrenia
4. The Neurochemistry of Schizophrenia
5. The Development and Evaluation of Antipsychotics
6. Conventional Antipsychotics
7. Benzamides-sulpiride and Amisulpiride
8. Clozapine-a Unique Antipsychotic
9. Risperidone
10. Olanzapine
11. Quetiapine
12. Ziprasidone
13. Aripiprazole
14. Antipsychotic-induced Movement Disorders
15. Antipsychotics-other Adverse Effects
16. Treating Schizophrenia with Antipsychotics