Praise forHandbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists

"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 also helpful for any mental health clinician who collaborates with prescribers of any discipline. I recommend it highly."—Daniel Carlat, MD, Editor in Chief ofThe 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, PhD, MP, coauthor ofA Primer of Drug Action

"Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists is an excellent treatise written by psychologists for psychologists."—From the Foreword by Patrick H. DeLeon, PhD, and Jack G. Wiggins, PhD, former presidents of the American Psychological Association

An essential and practical guide to integrating psychopharmacology into clinical practice

Edited by medical psychologists with contributions by notable experts in their respective specialties,Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists covers key topics including:

Ethics, standards of care, laws, and regulations relevant to clinical psychopharmacology

Disorders of the nervous system, with particular relevance to psychopharmacology

Use of comprehensive diagnostic strategies to establish differential diagnoses among possible medical and psychological symptoms

Integration of pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy

This essential book also provides an introduction to the qualifying exam for psychologists seeking specialty training in psychopharmacology, the Psychopharmacology Exam for Psychologists (PEP). The PEP-like practice test is available on the companion CD-ROM.

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 ixPatrick 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 1Bret A. Moore,  Mark Muse

Chapter 2 Integrating Clinical Psychopharmacology Within the Practice of Medical Psychology 17Mark Muse,  Bret A. Moore

Chapter 3 Neuroscience 45Ken Fogel, George M. Kapalka

Chapter 4 Nervous System Pathology 107Mark Muse, Jonathan M. Borkum, Massi Wyatt

Chapter 5 Physiology and Pathophysiology 193Lawrence R. Kotkin

Chapter 6 Biopsychosocial and Pharmacological Assessment and Monitoring 241Robert D. Younger

Chapter 7 Differential Diagnosis in Medical Psychology 283Kevin M. McGuinness, Michael R. Tilus, Erin M. McGuinness, Mary Y. Sa

Chapter 8 Pharmacology 321Randall Tackett

Chapter 9 The Practice of Clinical Psychopharmacology 353William J. Burns, Lenore Walker, Jose A. Rey

Chapter 10 Research in Clinical Psychopharmacology 431Robert E. McGrath

Chapter 11 Professional, Legal, Ethical, and Interprofessional Issues in Clinical Psychopharmacology 457Lisa Cosgrove,  Bret A. Moore

Epigraph 483

Index 485

About the CD-ROM 499