Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners

The objective of this article is to introduce the graduate students of healthcare courses, especially medical students, into the psychopharmacotherapy field for the treatment of mental disorders. To this aim, we performed a comprehensive review of the main psychoactive drugs used today, their mechan...

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Main Authors: Cristiane von Werne Baes, Mário Francisco Juruena
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-02-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/127535
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Summary:The objective of this article is to introduce the graduate students of healthcare courses, especially medical students, into the psychopharmacotherapy field for the treatment of mental disorders. To this aim, we performed a comprehensive review of the main psychoactive drugs used today, their mechanisms of action, indications and contraindications, side effects. We also provided guidelines for their use in daily clinical practice
ISSN:0076-6046
2176-7262