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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description 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
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spelling doaj.art-3555f4b100a74501b3f29f8964a190dd2022-12-22T03:50:20ZporUniversidade de São PauloMedicina0076-60462176-72622017-02-0150supl.110.11606/issn.2176-7262.v50isupl1.p22-36Pharmacotherapy for general practitionersCristiane von Werne BaesMário Francisco JuruenaThe 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 practicehttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/127535Pharmacotherapy. Psychopharmacology. General Practitioners. Mental Disorders
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Pharmacotherapy. Psychopharmacology. General Practitioners. Mental Disorders
title Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners
title_full Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners
title_fullStr Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners
title_short Pharmacotherapy for general practitioners
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topic Pharmacotherapy. Psychopharmacology. General Practitioners. Mental Disorders
url http://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/127535
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