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A Guide to the Extrapyramidal Side-Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Cunningham Owens, D. G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 110702286X     ISBN-13: 9781107022867
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $152.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Reference
- Medical | Neurology
- Medical | Mental Health
Dewey: 615.788
LCCN: 2013039676
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.3" W x 9.7" L (2.20 lbs) 383 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
It is often implied that antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side-effects are irrelevant to modern psychiatric therapeutics, rendered historic by newer, better treatments. This myth arises from limited awareness of the depth and breadth of neurological disruption antipsychotics can mediate. This volume discusses the extensive clinical boundaries of acute dystonias, drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia, providing demographic and epidemiological context while illustrating how prescribing choices impact powerfully on their development. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and rewritten to include recent data, expanded references and a new chapter on the concept of 'atypical' antipsychotics. Written in a light, engaging style, liberally illustrated with clinical examples, it also invites readers to consider ongoing controversies - subjective drug effects, the relationship between 'akathisia' and restless legs, the status of the concept of 'atypicality', and so on. Informative reading for trainees as well as established practitioners in the fields of psychiatry, neurology, primary care and geriatrics.

Contributor Bio(s): Cunningham Owens, D. G.: - D. G. Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
 
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