The book Basic Psychopharmacology for Psychologists and Psychotherapists is designed to provide essential yet comprehensive information for the average psychology, social work, or counseling student, as well as for the clinician practicing in these fields.

Graduates from certain programs have not taken an undergraduate course in biological psychology, and their knowledge of the brain and neural functions is minimal. This book presents these and other topics in an easily understandable manner. In fact, the entire text is written in such a way that encourages the otherwise frightened professional to learn more.

Medical terminology has been minimized, as well as extensive information on psychopathology, as we believe that clinicians and psychology graduates are familiar with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) and the criteria used for diagnosis.

This book not only offers modern information on the medications currently used in the treatment of mental disorders and other related conditions, but it also helps clinicians to collaborate more effectively with patients who are on medication and the professionals who prescribe it.

The organization of the book is such that it first presents the most commonly occurring pathological conditions - disorders.