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View List of Recommended Non-Clinical Books
The list is organized into three categories:
#1: 2022-2023 Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review BookBy: AAPP The Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Book is designed for use by individuals preparing to sit for the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) examination. AAPP surveys show that at least 90% of successful BCPP candidates purchase the Review Book as their primary study tool. One hundred percent of survey respondents indicate that the Review Book was their primary study resource and a key tool to their certification success. The Book Contains:
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#2: Stahl’s Essential Clinical Psychopharmacology (5th Edition)By: Stephen M. Stahl This text is essential for all students and professionals in mental health seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, and to anticipate the future for novel medications. This book embraces the unifying themes of 'symptom endophenotypes,' dimensions of psychopathology that cut across syndromes, and 'symptoms and circuits.' Utilizing explanation and illustrations familiar to Dr. Stahl’s work, this is a readily readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#3: Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs (24th Edition)By: Ric M. Procyshyn, Kalyna Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J. Joel Jeffries The book has become a standard reference and working tool for a variety of mental health professionals. The text is packed with unique, easy-to-read comparison charts and tables (dosages, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions) for a quick overview of treatment options. It also contains all you need to know for each class of drug in succinct, bulleted format. This book is a must for everyone who needs an up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#4: Psychotropic Drug Handbook (8th Edition)By: Paul J. Perry PhD FCCP BCPP, Bruce Alexander PharmD BCPP, Barry Liskow MD, Lindsay DeVane PharmD BCPP FCCP This succinct handbook provides students and practitioners with clinically relevant psychotropic drug information. The Eighth Edition is designed as a reference text that also teaches by delivering informative narrative text under standard headlines with references. Its focus goes beyond drug information to cover pharmacotherapy applications. The book provides detailed, well-referenced, evidence-based information on a wide range of psychotropic drugs. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#5: Schatzberg's Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology (9th Edition)By: Alan F. Schatzberg, Charles DeBattista This manual continues to offer thoroughly updated, exhaustively vetted, and evidence-based information on psychotropic drugs in a collegial, conversational style that both training and practicing clinicians will find useful and authoritative. To ensure that the ever-expanding number of available agents with widening indications receives proper coverage, the authors have continued their effort to cull or condense coverage of less commonly used agents (e.g., barbiturates) in favor of more recently approved drugs and those whose approval by the FDA appears imminent. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#6: Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (12th Edition)By: Joseph T. DiPiro, Gary C. Yee, L. Michael Posey, Stuart T. Haines, Thomas D. Nolin, Vicki Ellingrod Written to help advance the quality of patient care through evidence-based medication therapy derived from sound pharmacotherapeutic principles. The scope this text goes beyond drug indications and dosages to include the initial selection, proper administration, and monitoring of drugs. This text will be essential in the preparation of BPS certification exams. New features and enhancements on this edition:
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#7: Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs (12th, North American Edition)By: Caroline S. Zeind PharmD, Michael G. Carvalho PharmD A fundamental book for patient-centered drug therapeutics. It incorporates a case-based approach which promotes mastery and application of the fundamentals of drug therapeutics. As you progress from the General Principles section to chapters on specific diseases, you will benefit from practical problem-solving techniques that help you devise effective evidence-based drug treatment plans. These strategies ensure relevance to contemporary pharmacy and preparation for pharmacy practice. New features and enhancements on this edition:
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#8: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision DSM-5-TR 5th EditionBy: American Psychiatric Association
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#9: Rating Scales in Mental Health (3rd Edition)By: Martha Sajatovic MD, Luis F. Ramirez MD This text describes and analyzes 116 scales arranged in 20 categories, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, geriatrics, psychosis, sexual disorders, substance abuse, and suicide risk. Material covered for each rating scale includes: an overview, general applications, selected psychometric properties, references and copyright information, time needed to complete scale and a representative study. Samples of many scales are included, as are tables in a quick-reference format. This book is ideal for mental health clinicians and researchers who use psychometric instruments in their practice. |
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#10: Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (3rd Edition)By: William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick This bestselling work for professionals and students is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing, the powerful approach to facilitating change. The book elucidates the four processes of MI--engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning--and vividly demonstrates what they look like in action. A wealth of vignettes and interview examples illustrate the "dos and don'ts" of successful implementation in diverse contexts. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#11: Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry (1st Edition)By: Gregory E. Gray Ph.D. This practical handbook provides quick access to Evidence-Based Psychiatry theories, tools, and methods. This text is a one-stop reference for using the literature to improve patient outcomes. Filled with how-to information, this book outlines the latest techniques for accessing, assessing, and interpreting the literature and includes many tables of essential websites for finding reliable information on the Internet, best-practice strategies for searching the medical literature. |
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#12: Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (10th, 2 Volume Set Edition)By: Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sacock, Pedro Ruiz This two-volume book set covers the full range of psychiatry and mental health, including neural science, genetics, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, and other key areas. It remains a top ranked reference for all those who work with the mentally ill. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. New features and enhancements in this edition:
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#13: The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine (6th edition)By: Shannon Miller This comprehensive textbook reviews the science and art behind addiction medicine and provides health care providers with the necessary information to not only properly diagnose and treat their patients, but to also serve as change agents to positively impact clinical service design and delivery, as well as global health care policy. Covers all areas fundamental to Addiction Medicine, including neurobiology and pharmacology, epidemiology and prevention, management of intoxication and withdrawal syndromes, special populations, pharmacological and psychologically-based interventions, and medical consequences of addiction. It also touches on international and military veteran-unique issues that are of special importance to the field. New features and enhancements to this edition:
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#14: The Psychiatric Interview (4th edition)By: Daniel Carlat This pocket-sized manual provides practical tips for approaching the psychiatric interview, broaching difficult subjects, and obtaining a thorough psychiatric history. It contains helpful mnemonics and pocket cards for quick referencing. Updated for the DSM-5. |
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#15: Uppers, Downers, and All Arounders (8th edition)By: Darryl S Inaba,William E Cohen, Elizabeth von Radics, Ellen K Cholewa This edition incorporates the most current and comprehensive information on the physiology, neurochemistry and sociology of drugs in to one of the best test/reference books on the subject. Recommended reading for AOD counseling certification and adopted by hundreds of colleges and universities as well as federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, this text provides readers at every level with a thoughtful and through examination of the physical and mental effects of psychoactive drugs and compulsive behaviors. |