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| Pharmacological Treatment of Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care |
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| Nonserial Publication |
| World Health Organization |
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ISBN-13
9789241547697
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ISBN-10
9241547693
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Order Number
11500756
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Price
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30.00
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US$
36.00
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Developing countries:
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15.00
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English
2009
79
pages
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| Summary |
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This manual attempts to provide simple, adequate and evidence-based information to health care professionals in primary health care especially in low- and middle-income countries to be able to provide pharmacological treatment to persons with mental disorders. The manual contains basic principles of prescribing followed by chapters on medicines used in psychotic disorders; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders; generalised anxiety and sleep disorders; obsessive compulsive disorders and panic attacks; and alcohol and opioid dependence. The annexes provide information on evidence retrieval, assessment and synthesis and the peer view process. |
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