Case Studies: STAHL's Essential Psychopharmacology. Volume 5

Introduction
Contributors
List of icons
Abbreviations
1. The case: usage of Esketamine spray for treatment resistant Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Sunita Singh
2. The case: the man who is confused about his identity Shiyu Chen
3. The case: propane, shattered glass and parasites Charles Welch
4. The case: hit by a car Cecilia Albers
5. The case: caring for the whole person Nekpen Sharon Ekure
6. The case: the man whom clozapine could not touch Rebecca Shields
7. The case: where did her period go? Mark Wiener and Cristiana Mihai
8. The case: to dopamine or not to dopamine that is the question Kathryn Myers
9. The case: the one that came out of nowhere Hassaan Gomaa
10. Case: darth vaper strikes again Sutanaya Pal and Daniel Jackson
11. The case: first time mom's struggle with postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Sabahath Shaikh
12. The case: why so down? Sutanaya Pal
13. The case: it's confusing, isn't it? Sutanaya Pal
14. The case: the adolescent who can't just stay awake Fairouz Ali
15. The case: the lady with Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Nevena Radonjic and Elena Cappello
16. The case: spending money does not make a bipolar diagnosis Chris Damiani
17. The case: pain makes me anxious, and anxiety gives me pain Daniel Jackson and Sutanaya Pal
18. The case: the woman who couldn't focus Brian Coringrato and Melissa Abbuhl
19. The case: the gentleman with sudden onset of akathisia on clozapine (clozaril) Nevena Radonjic
20. The case: the pregnancy blues Nevena Radonjic
21. The case: the menopause blues Nevena Radonjic and Jaclyn Blaauboer
22. The case: the lady who felt 'funny' on the medication Nevena Radonjic
23. The case: two ladies with bruises Nevena Radonjic
24. The case: the lady who was afraid for her kids Nevena Radonjic
25. The case: the woman whose kidneys could not handle lithium James Gilfert
26. The case: the gentleman who was sober and could not focus Nevena Radonjic
27. The case: when the music does not stop Nevena Radonjic
28. The case: the man who tried to get it right Amanda Stallone and Muslim Khan
Index of drug names
Index of case studies.

This new volume in Stahl's Case Studies series presents the continuation of Dr. Schwartz's previous successful collection of psychopharmacology cases from Volume 2, this time in collaboration with Dr. Radonjić and editing from Dr. Stahl. Here they illustrate common questions and dilemmas routinely encountered in psychopharmacologic day-to-day practice. Following a consistent user-friendly layout, each case features icons, tips, and questions about diagnosis and management as it progresses over time, a pre-case self-assessment question, followed by the correct answers at the end. Formatted in alignment with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's maintenance of psychiatry specialty certification, cases address issues in a relevant and understandable way. Covering a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical scenarios, each case is followed through the complete clinical encounter, from start to resolution, acknowledging the complications, issues, decisions, twists, and turns along the way. This is psychiatry in real life.

• Expands upon the successful Stahl's Case Studies series by Dr. Stahl, offering up-to-date clinical cases
• Provides an in-depth case review from start to finish acknowledging all the complications, issues, decisions, twists and turns along the journey helping readers to think through difficult case scenarios and understand the provider's perspective, which treatments work, which ones fail, and the mistakes
• Introduces core principles of therapeutic drug monitoring and their application to individualizing psychopharmacologic treatments for patients

Nevena V. Radonjić, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Nevena V. Radonjić, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry and the Interim Vice Chair of Education at the Norton College of Medicine at State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

Thomas L. Schwartz, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair for the Department of Psychiatry at the Norton College of Medicine at State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
Stephen M. Stahl, MD is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in Norton College of Medicine at Upstate Medical University.