Over the past two decades, numerous articles have explored these interactions between medical conditions and psychotropic drugs, but the studies have yielded heterogeneous results for clinicians. This book includes medical side effects of psychotropic drugs and their use in special medical conditions, which are a matter of ongoing interest to clinicians. In this book,  current literature with high evidence value on related topics is summarized. Focusing directly on clinical application, the chapters present key points that support informed prescribing. These include medications with the lowest or highest risk in specific general medical conditions, absolute risk ratios, risk factors, and the management of medical conditions caused by these medications. The book also explores possible differences in efficacy and side effects among specific antidepressants and other drug classes. Each chapter concludes with a concise commentary on the available scientific evidence.
This title is an essential resource for psychiatrists, general practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who prescribe psychotropic medications.

Faruk Uguz is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the KTO Karatay University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Türkiye. He received his Medical Degree from the Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Türkiye, and completed his residency training at Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine. He is a member of the editorial board of several psychiatric journals and has more than a hundred international articles, especially perinatal psychiatric disorders and perinatal psychopharmacology.

Mine Sahingoz is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Türkiye. She received her Medical Degree from Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine in Bursa, Türkiye, and completed her residency training at Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine in Konya, Türkiye. Her areas of interest include perinatal mental health, anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology, and psychosomatic medicine.

Mustafa Karaağaç is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Türkiye, where he also completed his medical education and psychiatry residency. His clinical and research interests focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, childhood trauma, social psychiatry, with a particular focus on maladaptive daydreaming, as well as pharmacotherapy in medical conditions. He actively supervises psychiatry resident theses and has published several works in international peer-reviewed journals.