Ethno-psychopharmacology
Advances in Current Practice

This book explains how and why drug treatments used in psychiatry affect individuals and ethnic groups differently.

Chee H. Ng (Edited by), Keh-Ming Lin (Edited by), Bruce S. Singh (Edited by), Edmond Y. K. Chiu (Edited by)

9780521873635, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 20 March 2008

200 pages
25.3 x 17.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.558 kg

'… a good grounding in understanding variations in psychotropic drug response between cultures, and would be especially useful to clinicians and those implementing psychiatric care schemes.' Journal of Mental Health

No one reacts or responds to a drug in exactly the same way, just as no two persons are exactly alike. Individual and ethnic differences in drug response have been consistently found in clinical practice. This book covers all the important factors that explain how and why drug treatments used in psychiatry affect individuals and ethnic groups differently. It will increase understanding of how biological differences interact with social, cultural and environmental factors to bring about overall effects of medications, particularly in individuals from various ethnicities. This book uniquely brings these varied aspects together to consider a holistic approach to drug therapy across diverse biological make-up and cultures. This information has direct practical use in the clinical setting.

Foreword Mario Maj
Acknowledgements
Contributors
1. Introduction Isaac Schweitzer
2. Culture and psychopathology Juan Mezzich, M. Angeles Ruiperez and Helena Villa
3. Culture and ethnicity in psychopharmacotherapy Keh-Ming Lin, Chia-Hui Chen, Shu-Han Yu and Sheng-Chang Wang
4. Ethnic differences in psychotropic drug response and pharmacokinetics Timothy Lambert and Trevor Norman
5. Pharmacogenetics of ethnic populations Min-Soo Lee, Rhee-Hun Kang and Sang-Woo Hahn
6. Variation in psychotropic responses in the Chinese population Tian-Mei Si
7. Variations in psychotropic response in the Hispanic population Deborah L. Flores and Ricardo Mendoza
8. Identifying interethnic variations in psychotropic response in African-Americans and other ethnic minorities William B. Lawson
9. Complementary medicines in mental disorders Xin Yu
10. Cultural factors and the use of psychotropic medications Chee H. Ng and Steven Klimidis
11. Outpatient prescribing practices in Asian countries Pichet Udomratn and Chee H. Ng
12. Psychiatric inpatient psychotropic prescribing in East Asia Chay-Hoon Tan
13. Pharmaco-economic implications for Asia and other economically disadvantaged countries Norman Sartorius
14. Integrating theory, practice and economics in psychopharmacology Keh-Ming Lin, Chun-Yu Chen, Chia-Hui Chen, Jur-Shan Cheng and Sheng-Chang Wang
15. Research directions in ethno-psychopharmacology Chee H. Ng
Index.

Subject Areas: Psychiatry [MMH], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]