The Clozapine Handbook: Stahl's Handbooks

by Jonathan M. Meyer, Stephen M. Stahl

Real-world and clinical trial data support that clozapine is the only effective antipsychotic for treatment resistant schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses. Clozapine also reduces rates of suicidality, psychiatric hospitalization and all-cause mortality. However, clozapine is underutilized for two misunderstandings of its efficacy benefits and misapprehension of, limited knowledge or misinformation about the management of treatment related risks and adverse effects. In response to worldwide efforts to promote clozapine use, this user-friendly Handbook provides clinicians with evidence-based approaches for patient management, as well as logical approaches to the management of clinical situations and adverse effects. It outlines clearly the rationale for specific management decisions and prioritises the options based on this logic. This Handbook is designed for use by clinicians worldwide and is essential reading for all mental health care professionals.

326 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2019

Reviews

[JanineWent2]

Not a page turner, but learned a few things.

[Victor Mazereel · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to feel 50% smarter and more competent as a psychiatrist taking care of people with psychosis read this book. Many more people should receive this form of treatment and this book makes it possible for you to manage starting, continuing and if necessary stopping clozapine. Highly recommended for psychiatrists!

[Mindy Greiling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every psychiatrist should read this book and take it to heart.