Psychopharmacology Algorithms: Clinical Guidance from the Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Program First Edition

Very helpful conceptually

One of my preceptors suggested this book to me. Now that I am actually seeing patients myself, I use this book frequently. Buy it!

This is one of the best resources for decision-making, and very helpful for those of us in grad school learning about critical thinking and medication management.

Great easy to read! Love it

BEST book ever!!! Thank you.

The issue is the technique in which the medicine or route is issued. The methods of “if not this, then that” shows no knowledge of why the algorithm is any more important than only the start, “having a conversation between provider and patient. The algorithms listed shows a pyramid of just insurance getting paid off of medication methods. I am a combat disabled veteran. Many patients do not have knowledge as Doctors do and they will accept the emergency medicines at high doses. I believe the algorithms are flawed. Communication and teachings are best. And if America wants to not end up with crazy killers, stop using veterans as lab rats. More than half the book was the methods used for the last decade on myself. We should all come to a prevention in illness vs treatments. ABC. Tell them when it ends. It should not be forever. Also what is the deal with mirtazapine being the start of almost each. Regardless, how the book reads is roughly the SOP for the VAMC mental health. I find it not new and not effective. I expected better from the top school for my health vs the money behind how each department will make after visit after visit after visit to a psychiatrist. Departments including the psychiatrist , pharmaceuticals, insurance and so on, and there the endless repetition of those algorithms. Kindly saying, I wish people would just listen to patients more closely, you’re helping the patient, suppose to “ do no harm “ vs helping science. But what’s one voice. Just my opinion and review.LexonXanChase.

I wanted to download the book but there was no numbers where the scratch off sticker is. Very disappointed

Excellent book. Read it and remember it. It is very helpful and useful for day to day psychiatry.