Download or read book Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy written by Philip G. Janicak and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011-12-26 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated for its Fifth Edition, Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy summarizes the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of pharmacogenomics, updates on treatments for elderly patients, and discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs used in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy.