2nd Edition
Psychopharmacology A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications
Introduction
1. Mental illness and clinical decision making
2. Drugs used in psychoses
3. Drugs used in depression
4. Drugs used in dementia
5. Drugs used in bipolar disorders
6. Drugs used in anxiety disorders
7. Drugs used in alcohol and substance misuse
Appendix- Answers to MCQs and chapter review questions
Glossary
References
Index
Biography
Herbert Mwebe is an Associate Professor of Mental Health and a Senior Teaching Fellow, leading a team of mental health nurse academics. Herbert 's teaching and research interests focus on best practice relating to parity of esteem, with reference to improving physical health outcomes in SMI, appropriate, safe, and effective use of psychopharmacological agents, and recovery approaches. He has worked in various higher education and NHS settings, including general practice, secondary and primary care services. He is a specialist clinical advisor to the CQC, supporting with inspections of community and hospital mental health settings. He sits on His Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service - The First Tier-Mental Health Review Tribunal as a Specialist Panel Member. He is an editorial board member for the British of Journal of Mental Health Nursing and an external examiner at Bournemouth University on a range of CPD modules. He is a peer reviewer for various journals including Mental Health Practice (RCNi). Herbert is a co-director and lead for Education and Training for a CIC diaspora health association, Uganda Nurses, and Midwives Association UK.
I would recommend this book to all mental health nurse prescribers, nurses and students. The book layout is brilliant with a concise summary and questions at the end of each chapter, which makes the reader reflect on the content read in each chapter. A very well written and a very useful resource for practitioners and learners.
Dr Geeta Patel (GP with specialist interest in psychiatry)
