A comprehensive yet practical guide to the prescription of psychotropic medications in patients with medical illness,Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Illis designed to be useful to clinicians practicing in a broad range of specialties, from the psychosomatic medicine specialist caring for a delirious patient with cancer to the general medical practitioner prescribing an antidepressant to a diabetic patient who recently had a myocardial infarction. This manual• Provides useful psychotropic prescribing protocols that can be employed by primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals. • Reviews fundamental principles of psychotropic drug prescribing across medical specialties. • Educates clinicians regarding the growing evidence base supporting the safety and efficacy of psychopharmacological treatments for a diverse range of psychiatric problems in medically ill patients. • Provides clinically relevant information concerning...