Everyone always says Stahls. Has anyone compared Stahl's to others books? Any psychopharm books they thought was better?
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I recently bought the Ghaemi book, but don't have time to read it at the moment. From some random skimming he makes some novel and interesting points at times. What did you think overall?
Schatzberg is my favorite one. I use that for general reference. For quick stuff, I use Stahl's prescriber guideFor sheer readability, it’s hard to beat Schatzberg‘s book - Link. And as said above, you can’t go wrong with Maudsley.
Is there any reason to buy several of these books?? If I bought just Maudselys would I be good?
This is a question for everyone, but any reason to learn the specific MOA? Like drug X is an agonist 5-HT2a but antagonist on 5HT3, 5HT1 partial antagonist, agonist at H3.Imho, there isn’t one good “go to” source for psychopharm. I think Maudsley’s, Stahl’s, and Ghaemi compliment each other well. Stahl’s is good for a theoretical understanding of the MOA of psychotropic meds, while Ghaemi offers a more clinical approach and critical analysis of the literature. He has his biases but I feel like he’s pretty transparent with them and offers an interesting and thoughtful perspective. The Carlat psychopharm guide is also a solid prescribing guide.
Same question as above quote. Any difference in the 2 stahls psychopharm books?As a resident, I found that starting with Stahl's was a good way to go (not the prescriber's guide) for theoretical understanding... although some of it should be taken with a grain of salt. Then progressing to Schatzberg felt natural and with the background in terms of mechanism, it was more understandable and applicable. I also had to go back to Stahl's several times to actually absorb what was happening and filter out the noise in the book to learn what was important.
I like Maudsley's and think it's a nice change of pace in terms of formatting, but I find it far less readable and more of a reference when I'm interested in learning more about a particular medication or treatment.
Link doesnt show 🙁 What is the name of the book or author??I’ve also found this book to be an excellent resource in regard to psychopharm:
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One is a prescribing guide and one is a textbook.Same question as above quote. Any difference in the 2 stahls psychopharm books?
Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications by Goldberg and Ernst - it’s an APA text.Link doesnt show 🙁 What is the name of the book or author??
This is a question for everyone, but any reason to learn the specific MOA? Like drug X is an agonist 5-HT2a but antagonist on 5HT3, 5HT1 partial antagonist, agonist at H3.
This is a question for everyone, but any reason to learn the specific MOA? Like drug X is an agonist 5-HT2a but antagonist on 5HT3, 5HT1 partial antagonist, agonist at H3.
Link doesnt show 🙁 What is the name of the book or author??
Board certificationThis is a question for everyone, but any reason to learn the specific MOA? Like drug X is an agonist 5-HT2a but antagonist on 5HT3, 5HT1 partial antagonist, agonist at H3.
This is a question for everyone, but any reason to learn the specific MOA? Like drug X is an agonist 5-HT2a but antagonist on 5HT3, 5HT1 partial antagonist, agonist at H3.
May reduce polypharmacy by avoiding redundant/irrational combos.
Also, may help aid in selection by knowing peripheral actions. These may or may or be clinically validated (eg, mirtazapine being a 5-HT 3 antagonist and helpful with nausea).