Management of Complex Treatment-resistant Psychotic Disorders

I would read anything Dr. Cummings writes. This man is pure gold for the early career psychiatrist looking to separate themselves from the pack. He has in-depth knowledge of treatment resistant psychotic disorders, a strong understanding of the psychopharmacology, and deep understanding of the context/history of medication design. If you work in the inpatient setting like I do, these cases are commonplace. We are always looking for solutions to complex treatment resistant psychotic disorders. This book will help you make management decisions that are evidence based and improve clinical outcomes. Each chapter is organized well, and not too long for the busy clinician.

Very happy to review this book. It is very well written. Many excellent tables and figures. Many clinical pears. Shows the hard work of Dr. Cummings and his decades of experience treating psychosis. Dr. Cummings is someone who comes on the Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast often and is very wise. I hope he continues to spread his wisdom.

Very informative book! I've learned more from his book than I've learned working with the same psychiatrist for 7 years. Sad, but true. Best book ever!!! 5-stars!!!!!!! ❤️

Concisely written with practical information; I am finding myself citing the text almost daily. Dr. Cummings is GOATed.

Dr. CIummungs is brilliant. Recommend the podcast with Dr. Pruder

This is a most excellent summary and guide by the foremost experts in the field describing how to treat patients with psychotic disorders that have not responded to more simple treatment regimens. The chapters are concise and most of all very helpful for those who treat this challenging population.

No other book can give you more information than this one to help your patients with SMI.

This book kinda disappointed me especially in areas of blood levels. It doesnt say more clearly about when is the blood is drawn for antipsychotics levels. because some meds are given twice a day ( Ziprasidone and some given generally in am like aripiprazole or cariprazine). That raises the question whether the trough level is 24 hrs after last dose or 12 hrs. Also I have question whether giving twice a day influences blood level as opposed to once a day. Also what about lamotrigine, Divalproex and other conventional stabilizers whats their trough levels should be (ER vs DR versions). I have read several books of Dr Stahl like essentials of psychcopharm and prescribers guide etc. I love essentials of psychocopharm so my expectations were higher.

Dr. Cummings is a brilliant psychiatrist and to my mind one of the clearest and best psychopharmacology educators. This book is invaluable for anyone interested or otherwise clinically invested in the realm of treatment-resistant psychosis.

There are only 100 pages of content, generously spaced, including references. The content is very limited and includes nothing on negative symptoms, which is quite shocking. The remainder of the book is just copied and pasted from the prescriber's guide. A money grab from the Stahl publication mill. I would have returned it if I were still in the window.

First part is 100 pages of notes on "psychosis", which seems to be schizophrenia spectrum illnesses, but not specifically psychotic symptoms, which is confusing for non- American readers. This is of some interest. The rest of the book, hundreds of pages, is standard pharmacology information, easily found freely available elsewhere. Lots of completely unnecessary stigmatising "psycho" prefixes: eg psychophamacology, psychoeducation - why not pharmacology, education? No mention anywhere of the all cause mortality gap, which NIMH quotes as 28.5 years for people with schizophrenia in America. If psychiatrists are not paying attention to the causes which are well known (common treatable "physical" illnesses like cardiometabolic syndrome) who are? This is an old fashioned Cartesian dualism "biological" psychiatry book, not a value for money modern medical book.