Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their FamiliesThis is the first book to establish guidelines and to assist prescribers and therapists in withdrawing their patients from psychiatric drugs, including those patients with long-term exposure to antipsychotic drugs, benzodiazepines, stimulants, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. It describes a method developed by the author throughout years of clinical experience, consultations with experienced colleagues, and scientific research. Based on a person-centered collaborative approach, with patients as partners, this method builds on a cooperative and empathic team effort involving prescribers, therapists, patients, and their families or support network. The author, known for such books as Talking Back to Prozac, Toxic Psychiatry, and Medication Madness, is a lifelong reformer and scientist in mental health whose work has brought about significant change in psychiatric practice. This book provides critical information about when to consider psychiatric drug reduction or withdrawal, and how to accomplish it as safely, expeditiously, and comfortably as possible. It offers the theoretical framework underlying this approach along with extensive scientific information, practical advice, and illustrative case studies that will assist practitioners in multiple ways, including in how to:
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Contents
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A Guide for Prescribers Therapists Patients and Their Families
Part I Reasons to Consider Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal or Dose Reduction | 10 |
A Guide for Prescribers Therapists Patients and Their Families
Part II
The Drug Withdrawal Process | 118 |
A Guide for Prescribers Therapists Patients and Their Families
Bibliography | 269 |
A Guide for Prescribers Therapists Patients and Their Families
Appendix Psychiatric Medications by Category
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