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Volume 329:1135-1136 October 7, 1993 Number 15
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Adverse Effects of Psychotropic Drugs

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Edited by John M. Kane and Jeffrey A. Lieberman. 511 pp. New York, Guilford Press, 1992. $60. ISBN 0-89862-885-7.

This book contains a wealth of information of practical importance to all who care for patients suffering from psychiatric disturbances. The editors have organized the contributions of the 44 authors into three sections. The first, entitled "General Issues," includes chapters on the detection of adverse effects in the pre- and post-marketing phases of drug development, abuse liability, drug-drug interactions, and the role of informed consent in clinical psychopharmacology.

The bulk of the material is found in the 21 chapters of the section entitled "Side Effect Profiles of Psychotropic Drugs," with subsections addressing behavioral effects, neuromuscular effects, cardiovascular reactions, seizures, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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