Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines. 10th Edition.

Edited by D. Taylor, , C. Paton, , S. Kapur. 2009, pp. 523, £50.00, ISBN: 9781841846996. Informa Healthcare, London, UK.

The 10th edition of the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines fully updates the 9th edition and includes new sections offering guidance on, for example, the use of psychotropics in atrial fibrillation, alternative routes for antidepressant administration, the treatment of velo-cardio-facial syndrome and the covert administration of medicines. Where possible guidance has been aligned with the most recently issued guidelines from UK NICE and the latest Cochrane reviews. There has also been an attempt to make the test ‘future-proof’ (at least for a year or two) by anticipating new drug introductions and changes in Product Licences.

The articles of the volume are divided into 8 chapters: 1. Plasma level monitoring of psychotropics and anticonvulsants; 2. Schizophrenia; 3. Bipolar disorder; 4. Depression and anxiety; 5. Children and adolescents; 6. Substance misuse; 7. Use of psychotropics in special patient groups; 8. Miscellaneous conditions and substances.