Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists

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Praise for Handbook 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 of The 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.

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A Lifetime in Minutes

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“His chances of surviving the operation are three percent or less, he will probably lose one or both legs, he will be on dialysis for the rest of life, and he could suffer multiple brain traumas. Do you want to proceed or let him go? There is very little time left, he is critical.” The thoracic surgeon was a woman who was on call that Sunday in the emergency room. She appeared brusque, but not impatient. My husband, Carl, was screaming in pain, grabbing his left leg and crying, “Make it stop, please make it stop!” Carl and I had been married for close to forty years. Whenever the hard questions of getting older and dying came up, he made me promise with my hand over my heart to let him go if he became a vegetable as he put it. He told Get more info…

Hidden Sugar

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We all try to do the right thing. Time and again, I will ask people, which is healthier, an apple or a Snickers bar? There isnt much confusion. As tempting as the Snickers bar might be, we all know that the apple is the healthier choice. The problem is that we are offered so many choices throughout the day that, if were not careful, we can be making bad choices without even knowing it.

Take, for example, heading off into a restaurant. There are certain words that we recognize as healthy: salad, smoothie, grilled etc. We hear those words and immediately think, ah, thats a healthy choice.

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Hair in All the Wrong Places

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I want hair. I so want hair. I want it to grow thick, long, and luscious, and to never stop growing. Careful what I wish for. While I so miss a normal head of hair, I’ve never mourned the loss of the hair on my legs and armpits. The loss of eyebrows and eyelashes is the icing on the alopecia cake, but there is an upside down version of this hair loss cake that would be equally difficult to deal with—polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). I recently had a conversation with a customer who has this condition, and her story prompted me to learn more and to share what I’ve learned. In a nutshell, PCOS is a syndrome in which a woman’s hormones are out of balance. One of Get more info…

Hydration and Kids

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As most parents know, getting our kids to drink water can be a little difficult at times. One reason is that water spends far fewer dollars on marketing than most carbonated sodas. Another is that, in the grander scheme of taste spectrums, water can come across as boring. And that makes perfect sense soft drink companies spend millions to develop tastes that keep consumers coming back for more.

So in an effort to make water a little more fun, Michael and Elle experiment with some natural flavors. Check it out.

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