Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists (eBook)

Mark Muse, EdD, is licensed as a prescribing medical psychologist by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and is licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists, with competency to consult with patients and providers on psychopharmacotherapy. Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, is a conditional prescribing psychologist in New Mexico and board-certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Integrating Care: A Foreword on Changing Times ix

Patrick H. DeLeon Jack G. Wiggins

About the Editors xv

About the Contributors xvii

List of Illustrations xxiii

List of Tables xxv

Chapter 1 Medical Psychology: Definitions, Controversies, and
New Directions 1

Bret A. Moore, Mark Muse

Chapter 2 Integrating Clinical Psychopharmacology Within the
Practice of Medical Psychology 17

Mark Muse, Bret A. Moore

Chapter 3 Neuroscience 45

Ken Fogel, George M. Kapalka

Chapter 4 Nervous System Pathology 107

Mark Muse, Jonathan M. Borkum, Massi Wyatt

Chapter 5 Physiology and Pathophysiology 193

Lawrence R. Kotkin

Chapter 6 Biopsychosocial and Pharmacological Assessment and
Monitoring 241

Robert D. Younger

Chapter 7 Differential Diagnosis in Medical Psychology 283

Kevin M. McGuinness, Michael R. Tilus, Erin M. McGuinness, Mary
Y. Sa

Chapter 8 Pharmacology 321

Randall Tackett

Chapter 9 The Practice of Clinical Psychopharmacology 353

William J. Burns, Lenore Walker, Jose A. Rey

Chapter 10 Research in Clinical Psychopharmacology 431

Robert E. McGrath

Chapter 11 Professional, Legal, Ethical, and Interprofessional
Issues in Clinical Psychopharmacology 457

Lisa Cosgrove, Bret A. Moore

Epigraph 483

Index 485

About the CD-ROM 499

Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists
brings together in a single volume a vast amount of information
normally contained in a dozen or more volumes. It is well written,
concise yet comprehensive, well organized, and densely packed with
lists, tables, vocabulary, and references. For those of you
awaiting the release this book, you will not be disappointed. It is
essential reading for anyone interested in the practice of medical
psychology and to update or review their skills of prescribing
psychotropics. For those studying for the Psychopharmacology
Examination for Psychologists (PEP) this book is pure gold.
(Archives of Medical Psychology, Volume 2, Issue 2, December
2011)

This book is concise, yet almost encyclopedic in scope. The
illustrations and tables are precise and are extremely helpful in
amplifying the text. In fact, the tables are so valuable that
having this book is almost worth it just for the tables. The key
terms and questions at the end of each chapter are wonderful
learning tools and assist the reader in reviewing and integrating
the essential information within each chapter.

While there are concepts within this book with which the
advanced practitioner will be familiar, they are essential for
novices in the psychopharmacology or those not yet familiar with
psychiatric medications. For example, understanding the workings of
the cytochrome P450 enzymes system and its effects on medication
and medication interactions is essential knowledge for the
practitioner. Also, commonly used herbs and supplements, and their
effects are also found within this text.

This is the type of book that not only helps one prepare for the
Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists but also belongs
on the bookshelf for all psychologists providing clinical treatment
in today's mental health environment. Once a practitioner
undertakes mastering the material in this text, the practitioner
can expect to come away with a new and enhanced view of providing
psychological mental health services.

From The Tablet (American Society for the Advancement of
Pharmacotherapy), Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2012

"The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for
Psychologists is an excellent treatise written by psychologists
for psychologists."

--From the Foreword by Patrick H. DeLeon, Ph.D., and
Jack G. Wiggins, Ph.D., former presidents of the American
Psychological Association

"The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for
Psychologists is a remarkably thorough introductory textbook
for integrating psychotropic drug prescribing into psychological
practices. It covers basic concepts in physiology, neurology, and
pharmacology in easily understood language. Not only is this book a
requirement for any psychologist seeking to gain prescriptive
authority, but it is helpful for any mental health clinician who
collaborates with prescribers of any discipline--whether
psychiatry, primary care medicine, or nurse practitioners. It would
also serve as a useful review for psychiatrists who may have
forgotten some of the basics of neurophysiology and pharmacology
since residency. I recommend it highly."

--Daniel Carlat, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat
Psychiatry Report

"An important resource for any psychologist who is preparing to
become a prescribing psychologist or for any psychologist who wants
to be informed about the practice of medical psychology."

--Joseph E. Comaty, Ph.D., M.P., coauthor of A
Primer of Drug Action