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Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Section I: Psychotropic Prescribing in Medically Ill Patients; Chapter 1: Psychotropic Prescribing in Medically Ill Patients; General Principles; Liver Disease; Renal Disease; Neurologic Disease; Stroke; Seizures; Cardiovascular Disease; Respiratory Disease; Gastrointestinal Disease; Pregnancy; Medication Use in Lactation; Appendix; References; Section II: Metabolic Syndrome; Chapter 2: Obesity; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Obesity; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; Appendix; References.

Acute Hypertriglyceridemia Appendix; References; Section III: Cardiovascular System; Chapter 6: Orthostatic Hypotension; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Orthostatic Hypotension; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; References; Chapter 7: Tachycardia and Myocarditis; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Tachycardia; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; References; Chapter 8: QTc Prolongation; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and QTc; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; References.

Chapter 3: Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Hyperglycemia Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Hyperglycemia; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; Diabetes Mellitus (DM); Acute Hyperglycemia; References; Chapter 4: Hypertension and Acute Hypertensive Crisis; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Hypertension; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; Chronic Hypertension; Severe Hypertension; Appendix; References; Chapter 5: Hyperlipidemia; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Lipid Disorders; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management.

Chapter 9: Non-QT Conduction Abnormalities Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Conduction Abnormalities; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; References; Chapter 10: Peripheral Edema; Introduction; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Edema; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management; References; Chapter 11: Appendix: Miscellaneous Electrocardiographic Abnormalities; Section IV: Endocrine System; Chapter 12: Hyperprolactinemia; Pathology; Etiology; Psychotropic Medications and Hyperprolactinemia; Clinical Features; Diagnosis; Management.

This book is a practical guide for psychiatrists to use when treating patients for medical issues. Over the past 10-20 years, the number of medications prescribed for psychiatric illnesses has steadily increased, and psychiatric practitioners are frequently called upon to manage medical issues and side effects that result from psychotropic treatment. Covering a wide range of conditions from thyroid disorders to cardiac disease, this book is a helpful resource for understanding common adverse medical effects that occur when psychotropic drugs are administered. Presented in a practical format, each chapter discusses management of a particular medical problem or side effect and then provides a summary and flowchart of the major points highlighted in that chapter. Each chapter contains an overview of key medications causing a particular side effect. The book also includes special topics such as psychotropic prescribing in medical illness and tips on electrocardiographic interpretation. This easy-to-reference book aims to bridge the gap between medicine and psychiatry by elaborating on medical conditions seen in routine outpatient psychiatric practice. It serves as an invaluable tool for mental health providers, nurses, health educators, and pharmacologists alike.