Thinking About Prescribing
ebook ∣ The Psychology of Psychopharmacology With Diverse Youth and Families
By Shashank V. Joshi
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Our remedies are only as good as the way in which we dispense them
That's the central premise of Thinking About Prescribing, a new volume that encourages pharmacotherapists to view the prescribing of a psychiatric medication to young patients not simply as part of a clinical visit, but rather as the beginning of an ongoing alliance with youth and their parents or legal guardians.
The book makes the case for a partnership that doesn't lean on psychiatric jargon or an encyclopedic list of side effects, but instead on measured candor, vulnerability, and—most importantly—time.
Thinking About Prescribing leverages the knowledge of more than two dozen experts as it tackles topics that include:
The chapters feature key takeaways that distill the most salient points and that aid in knowledge retention.
Rather than raise unrealistic expectations (two chapters acknowledge the reality of practicing when time and resources are scarce), the goal of this book is to help pharmacotherapists mitigate the stigma, apprehension, or resignation their patients may have and instead build and maintain a trusting relationship that will be key to successful therapeutic outcomes.