(To see other currencies, click on price)
MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK
Main description:
Stopping antidepressants can cause suicidal tendencies, while less severe reactions include aggression, dizziness, vomiting and headaches and even a mimicking of the symptoms of depression, confusing both doctor and patient and leading the patient to stay on medication longer than necessary. Here Joseph Glenmullen, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, offers clear, effective and expert advice to help avoid the misuse of antidepressants, and to overcome withdrawal, dependence and addiction successfully and safely. It explains possible withdrawal symptoms. It identifies signs that a patient is ready to drop medication. It offers five-step programme for tapering off, which avoids unpleasant, dangerous after-effects. It contains checklists and charts to monitor symptoms and reactions. It features case studies throughout.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Publication date: January, 2006
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 129.00 x 197.00 x 18.00
Weight: 245g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Addictions and Therapy