<P><EM>Prescribing Mental Health Medication</EM> is a comprehensive text for all practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. This new (third) edition is fully updated and includes a variety of additional chapters.</P><I><P>Prescribing Mental Health Medication </I>covers the latest digital methodologies including Internet-based mental health treatment, electronic medical records and prescriber use of social media. Including information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom, the book incorporates clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about mental health medications to patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings. It looks at:</P><P>¿ how to determine if medication is needed, proper dosing and how to start, stop and change medication </P><P>¿ specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication </P><P>¿ special populations including non-adherent patients, medication abusers, those mixin