Polypharmacy in Psychiatry Practice, Volume II Use of Polypharmacy in the "Real World" /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ritsner, Michael S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Pharmacy.; Psychiatry.; Psychopharmacology.; Medical education.; Clinical psychology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Clinical Psychology.; Medical Education.

Despite the large number of psychotropic medications currently available, effective management of mental disorders continues to be a challenging task. Although monotherapy may be desirable, most patients require combinations of two or more psychotropic drugs. Polypharmacy aims to address different a...

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