Michael Berk
NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow; Alfred Deakin Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Deakin University and Barwon Health; Director, IMPACT, the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Michael Berk
“The translation of clinical research findings into practice is fraught. The methodology of many trials is imperfect, complex, and opaque and hard to generalize to real-world patients. Many critical questions are poorly answered by the extant evidence. The basic neuroscience is extraordinarily complex. This book is a Rosetta stone for translating this evidence into practice in providing a critical bridge for practicing clinicians in distilling and interpreting the evidence into clear and coherent pragmatic management and prescribing recommendations. Written by two of the world’s premier authorities, it is infused with a rare synergy of clinical wisdom and neuroscience expertise and is an essential resource for any practicing prescriber of psychotropic agents.” (from Amazon)
Joseph F. Goldberg, Stephen M. Stahl, Alan F. Schatzberg(you?)
Joseph F. Goldberg, Stephen M. Stahl, Alan F. Schatzberg(you?)
Despite the lack of guidance available for practitioners, extensive polypharmacy has become the primary method of treating patients with severe and chronic mood, anxiety, psychotic or behavioral disorders. This ground-breaking new book provides an overview of psychopharmacology knowledge and decision-making strategies, integrating findings from evidence-based trials with real-world clinical presentations. It adopts the approach and mind-set of a clinical investigator and reveals how prescribers can practice 'bespoke psychopharmacology', tailoring care to the individualized needs of patients. Practitioners at all levels of expertise will enhance their ability to devise rationale-based treatments, targeting manifestations of dysfunctional neural circuitry and dimensions of psychopathology that cut across conventional psychiatric diagnoses. Presented in a user-friendly, practical, full-colour layout and incorporating summary tables, bullet points, and illustrative case vignettes, it is an invaluable guide for all healthcare professionals prescribing psychotropic medications, including psychiatry specialists, primary care physicians, and advanced practice registered nurses.