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The Medication Question: Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options [NOOK Book]
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Helping readers understand the factors and considerations when deciding whether or not to take psychotropic drugs.
This important volume provides a thorough overview of a range of mental disorders, describing how they are affected by various medications and other interventions, to foster a strong alliance between family, patient, and clinician.
Diamond asks us to step well back from the brink of the "doctor knows best" mentality, addressing a more basic and radical question: Do I (or does my family member) really need medication, and if so, why, what, when, how and for how long? What is the problem for which I might be considering taking medication? Diamond faces the facts that some individuals do not benefit from medication, that taking medication regularly should never be the goal of treatment (as it often seems to be), and that medication in some conditions may have meaning and utility for the person even when there is no proven clinical indication for it.
This book is an invaluable guide to medications—including complementary and herbal products—that you might consider for various psychiatric and psychological conditions. Clinicians, clients, and family members alike will learn to collaborate, negotiate, create individualized treatment plans, and share in the decision-making process about whether to medicate or not.
Acknowledgments ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1 Anxiety 15
2 Depression 57
3 Problems with Concentration: ADD and ADHD 96
4 Sleep Disorders 110
5 Substance Abuse 126
6 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 151
7 Personality Disorders 176
8 Understanding the Problem 204
9 Setting Up an Effective Medication Trial: Increasing the Chance That Medications Will Help 214
10 Working With Your Doctor 230
11 What Else Can You Do In Addition To Taking Medication? 245
Medication List by Brand Name 259
Medication List by Generic Name 267
Resource List 275
References 281
Index 287
Overview
Helping readers understand the factors and considerations when deciding whether or not to take psychotropic drugs.
This important volume provides a thorough overview of a range of mental disorders, describing how they are affected by various medications and other interventions, to foster a strong alliance between family, patient, and clinician.
Diamond asks us to step well back from the brink of the "doctor knows best" mentality, addressing a more basic and radical question: Do I (or does my family member) really ...