Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for nursing and medical practitioners who are learning how to diagnose and treat mental disorders with medication. Skills-based, it focuses on such key issues as: how to start and stop medication, how to dose, when to change medication, specific illnesses and their medications, special populations and conditions, the management of side effects, practical issues such as monitoring medication with blood levels, and administrative issues such as record-keeping.Special icons used throughout the text highlight clinical tips, advice on how to talk to patients and differences in practice in primary care settings. Based on the author's considerable experience of training nursing and medical staff, Prescribing Mental Health Medication presents complex topics in an organized, logical and easily assimilated format. It provides a supportive text for those new to prescribing and a comprehensive source of reference for more experienced practitioners or teachers. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.