| The Medication Question: Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options Contributor(s): Diamond, Ronald J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393706303 ISBN-13: 9780393706307 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 615.78 |
| LCCN: 2011015983 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Diamond, Ronald J.: - Ronald J. Diamond, MD, is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry in Madison, and Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Dane County. He teaches psychopharmacology to hundreds of social workers, counselors, nurses, clients, and families of individuals with mental illness each year. |