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245	0	0	_aPsychoactive drugs : _bimproving prescribing practices / _c edited by Hamid Ghodse and Inayat Khan
260			_aGeneva : _bWHO, _c1988.
300			_a99 pages.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarier _avolume
520	3		_aA wide-ranging analysis of what can be done to reduce the misuse of psychoactive drugs without compromising appreciation for their therapeutic value. The book opens with an overview of changing trends in the use and misuse of psychoactive drugs, including neuroleptics, antidepressants, hypnotic sedatives, and anxiolytics. Common patterns of inappropriate use, in developing as well as developed countries, are identified and different methods for assessing levels of use are critically compared. For each class of drug, readers are given brief information on dependence liability, therapeutic value, and social benefits. A timely reminder of good clinical practice is provided in a chapter outlining the principles of rational prescribing as these pertain to patients complaining of life stress, to patients whose complaints are related to disease states, and to doctor shoppers . Readers will also find a discussion of non-physical approaches that can be used to alleviate symptoms usually treated with psychoactive substances. The remaining chapters concentrate on the importance of physician education as a strategy for reducing the misuse of psychoactive drugs on the largest possible scale.
650		2	_aPsychotropic Drugs _xadministration and dosage therapeutic use
650		2	_aMental Disorders _xdrug therapy
650		2	_aPrescription Drugs _xstandards
700	1		_aGhodse, Hamid _eeditor
700	1		_aKhan, Inayat _eeditor
710	2		_aWorld Health Organization
856			_uhttps://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/37296/9241561122.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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