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Psychopharmacology for Helping Professionals: An Integral Exploration By R. Elliott IngersollCarl F. Rak ( Brooks Cole )
Release Date: 2005-02-14
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Master the basics of psychopharmacology with PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS! Concise yet comprehensive, this counseling text covers the basic principles of psychopharmacology, commonly prescribed psychotropic drugs for adults, and psychotropic medications prescribed to children. Through the use of numerous case examples, study questions, bolded key terms, and glossary, understanding and applying the material has never been easier. Practical information about how to talk with clients about medication and compliance as well as hands-on information about how to approach collaboration with prescribing professionals prepares you to apply what you have learned to practice.
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Easily understandable!
The material is presented in a way that is easily understandable for a therapist without a background in chemisty or biology. The author looks at the whole person, rather than simply a physiological reaction to a drug.
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A must-have for ALL practitioners! ( lshella )
MD or non-MD, this is a keeper. Most psychopharm books (a number of which are gathering dust on my shelf) adopt either a strictly-allopathic medical approach or a strident anti-medication stance. This book manages to avoid BOTH "political correctness" and histrionics. It's an honest-but-no-axe-to-grind look at ALL aspects of psychopharmacological treatment as it relates to counseling. Moreover, it's short, readable and even entertaining in places. I found some of the biochemistry a bit overwhelming at first, but don't give up - it's one of the RARE professional/educational books I've actually read from cover to cover. This one won't be gathering any dust.
The authors are quick to acknowledge that some of the med info may quickly become outdated. However, in addition to well-researched biomedical info, Drs Ingersoll and Rak present the "bigger picture" of psychotropic medication that won't be going away anytime soon: issues like social pressure to take (or not take) medication, economics, direct-to-consumer advertising and FDA processes. They even touch on stickier topics like psychoactive drugs, herbaceuticals, and the ethical dilemmas that arise when counselors can be held legally liable for med-related concerns but must avoid all appearance of "practicing medicine without a license."
Most remarkably to me, the authors manage to challenge the Western "magic pill" mindset without apology but also without med-bashing. This book includes clear, helpful tools like side-effect profiles, diagnostic indicators associated with good response to medications, how to advocate for clients' access to the newest and best medications, and tips for consultation with prescribing docs.
Because it is not a blind endorsement of allopathic pharmaceutical treatment, this book will no doubt ruffle some feathers. However, since the authors are clearly NOT in the anti-meds camp, their thought-provoking little book is not easily dismissed. Highly recommended!
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