Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. History of Clozapine
(Chanoch Miodownik, MD, Alexander Grinshpoon, MD, MHA, PhD, and Vladimir Lerner, MD, PhD, Division of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health Be’er Sheva Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel, and others)
Chapter 2. Clozapine: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
(Amir Krivoy, MD, and Abraham Weizman, MD, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel, and others)
Chapter 3. Clozapine Treatment for Negative Signs and Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia
(Kfir Feffer, MD, and Inna Levin, MD, Lev-HaSharon Mental Health Center, Tzur-Moshe and Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Chapter 4. Side Effects and Safety Considerations
(Nuwan Galappathie, and Angela Shaw, St Andrew’s Healthcare, Birmingham, UK)
Chapter 5. Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia Management: Combination and Augmentation Strategies and Interactions
(Chanoch Miodownik, MD, and Vladimir Lerner, MD, PhD, Division of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health Be’er Sheva Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel)
Chapter 6. Clozapine Off-Label Uses
(Pavlo Papach, MD, and Anatoly Kreinin, MD, PhD, Maale Carmel Mental Health Center, Affiliated to Bruce Rappaport Medical Faculty, Technion, Haifa, Israel)
Chapter 7. Monitoring Clozapine (Regulations and Recommendations Worldwide)
(Anna Khavkina, MD, and Anatoly Kreinin, MD, PhD, Maale Carmel Mental Health Center, Affiliated to Bruce Rappaport Medical Faculty, Technion, Haifa, Israel)
Chapter 8. Clozapine in Children and Adolescents
(Moshe Lachish, MD and Helene Sher, MD, Division of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health Be’er Sheva Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel, and others)
Chapter 9. Clozapine: Frequently Practical Clinical Asked Questions and Possible Answers
(Amir Krivoy, MD, Vladimir Lerner, MD, PhD, and Chanoch Miodownik, MD, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach-Tikva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel)
Audience
This book is written for psychiatrists and GP