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      • Trusted Partner
        2021

        Psychotropic Drugs in General Practice

        How to recognise, understand and treat patients successfully

        by PD Dr. Daniel Schüpbach and Dr. Otto Dietmaier

        The purpose of this book is to support general practitioners in finding the optimum, guideline-compliant therapy for their patients. The focus is on the clinical pictures of depression, psychosis as well as anxiety and sleep disorders and the handling of psychiatric emergencies. The reader will learn everything about the epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and medical treatment of these diseases, about switching therapy and about treatment in pregnancy and lactation. All the available psychotropic drugs and their pharmacological properties are described in detail – including key specific features of active substances and drug safety aspects. The table of substances in the appendix provides a clear summary of the information and simplifies the choice of the appropriate drug. The extras: - 13 factsheets with concise, summarised information to cope with tricky situations in the practice - The authors take the current treatment guidelines from Germany, Austria and Switzerland into account and name examples of proprietary medicinal products in the three countries.

      • Trusted Partner
        January 2025

        Psychotropic Drugs

        Training for nursing staff

        by Dr. C. Schäfer

        Psychotropic drugs in the elderly carry significant risks of dangerous side effects, such as cognitive impairment, falls and confusion, and their use requires careful evaluation of the patient‘s condition and concurrent medications. Nursing staff have the best insight here and play a key role in identi- fying and preventing sometimes serious side effects. This training equips nurses with the basic knowledge they need! Concise, care-focused content featuring key information on common mental illnesses in old age and their treatments. The content covers delirium, unipolar and bipolar depres- sion, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, Parkinson‘s disease, dementia and epilepsy. Nursing staff should be familiar with typical symptoms and commonly used medications, as understanding side effects and interactions can save lives. The content of the second edition has been updated to reflect current therapeutic guidelines and the latest scientific findings. Now available with a practical brochure (replacing the CD). It includes lecture texts for the 37 training slides. The PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from www.Online-PlusBase.de. If needed, it can be customised by the lecturer or home care pharmacy to meet the specific needs of the corresponding nursing facility. A colour-coded system on the slides offers guidance through the drug groups. Target group: Pharmacists, pharmacies supplying nursing homes, physicians, nursing management

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