Antiepileptic Drugs to Treat Psychiatric Disorders (Medical Psychiatry Series Book 39)

Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) now have pharmaceutical usage for treating bipolar disorder. There is growing evidence that AEDs have mood-stabilizing effects. This book is the first comprehensive clinically oriented reference on the use of AEDs to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders. Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) now have regulatory indications for treating bipolar disorder. There is growing evidence that AEDs in general have a variety of useful psychotropic effects. Antiepileptic Drugs to Treat Psychiatric Disorders is the first comprehensive, clinically oriented reference on the use of AEDs to treat a variety of psychiatric conditions such as mood, psychotic, anxiety, substance use, eating, and personality disorders. Written by the leading clinical experts, the book is organized by psychiatric disorder for easier information gathering, enabling physicians to use the text as a standalone reference Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) now have pharmaceutical usage for treating bipolar disorder. There is growing evidence that AEDs have mood-stabilizing effects. This book is the first comprehensive, clinically oriented, reference on the use of AEDs to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders