Tools for learning psych meds?

[cat22]

I'm a clinical psych doctoral student and the psychpharm course at my program was weak. I've done a couple externships in hospitals, but still have trouble remembering the names/types/uses of most common psychiatric meds.

Do you have any links to particularly useful PDFs, websites, or know about iphone apps, or anything else that helped you remember meds long-term?

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[Rapunzel]

http://www.psyd-fx.com/

John Preston (see link) maintains a quick reference chart, and offers some excellent training materials. Just carrying the one page quick reference and looking up anything I didn't know right off hand helped to be more familiar with commonly used meds.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I may have some additional reference charts floating around from my pharma courses. The good/bad thing about the charts is the brevity of the information. If you want a relatively easy to use desk reference for psychotropic meds, Stahl has a good book out (Essential Psychopharmacology), which should suffice for the information you are looking for. Pharmacuetical companies also put out PDRs that can be useful and often free if you know someone who has an extra copy.

 

[cat22]

Thanks for the Preston link - I can carry that with me for a while until I start to remember them. T4C, the brevity can be unfortunate, but at this point, I just want to make sure I have the most common meds/uses memorized long-term. Thank you!

 

[katiekoala]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1MSNA732XTTFBZDWFYGP

Our psychopharm class was pretty disappointing too, but the textbook we used (link above, also by Preston) was easy to read, with no medical jargon, and had some good information. It had some nice charts and tables in the back, too. There's also an iPhone app called "Psych drugs" which is free and pretty handy.

 

[medium rare]

I'm a clinical psych doctoral student and the psychpharm course at my program was weak. I've done a couple externships in hospitals, but still have trouble remembering the names/types/uses of most common psychiatric meds.

Do you have any links to particularly useful PDFs, websites, or know about iphone apps, or anything else that helped you remember meds long-term?

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide is an excellent, comprehensive resource; I use it at least several times/week when prescribing.

 

[zenman]

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide is an excellent, comprehensive resource; I use it at least several times/week when prescribing.

I have this on my iTouch via Skyscape. Very handy.

Some sites:


http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/complete-index.shtml

http://www.healthyplace.com/other-i...tient-information-sheets-homepage/menu-id-72/

http://www.patientslikeme.com/

http://www.crazymeds.us/

http://psychcentral.com/drugs/