Based on the highly successful British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP)'s twice yearly Psychopharmacology Course for Psychiatrists in Training initiated and organised by the editors, Fundamentals of Clinical Psychopharmacology brings together leading UK psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists to review and distill essential information about the scientific background and clinical application of the drugs used in psychiatry. This revised edition has been brought fully up to date and highlights a new chapter on the treatment of personality disorders and practical issues in prescribing of psychotropic drugs.