Life-Threatening Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs

Peter Manu, MD is Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at Hofstra University School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He aditionally serves as Director of Medical Services, Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Prior to this, he served as the Medical Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center. In 2012 he received the Fulbright Specialist in Public/Global Health award from the U.S. Department of State. He is the author of 5 books, 68 journal articles, and 30 book chapters in psychiatry. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for 38 journals in the areas of psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and pharmacology.

Part I: Cardiovascular Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic DrugsChapter 1 - Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular ArrhythmiasPeter Manu, Anca Dan and Gheorghe-Andrei DanChapter 2 - Myocarditis and CardiomyopathyKathlyn J. RonaldsonChapter 3 - Pulmonary EmbolismPeter Manu, Christopher Hohman, James F. Barrecchia, and Matisyahu ShulmanChapter 4 - Orthostatic HypotensionJames J. Gugger and Megan J. EhretPart II: Hematological Complications of Treatment With Antipsychotic DrugsChapter 5 - Severe Neutropenia and AgranulocytosisJohn Lally and Robert J. FlanaganPart III: Antipsychotic-Related Pathology of the Digestive SystemChapter 6 - Gastrointestinal Hypomotility and DysphagiaRobert J. Flanagan and Kathlyn J. RonaldsonChapter 7 - Liver FailureKatie F.M. Marwick8. PancreatitisPeter Manu, Matisyahu Shulman and Kathlyn J. RonaldsonPart IV: Major Neurological and Neuromuscular Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic DrugsChapter 9 - SeizuresTilman Steinert and Walter FröscherChapter 10 - Neuroleptic Malignant SyndromeJulie Langan Martin and Daniel J. MartinChapter 11 - Heat Stroke and RhabdomyolysisKathlyn J. RonaldsonPart V: Metabolic Complications of Antipsychotic Drug TreatmentChapter 12 - Type 2 Diabetes MellitusDavy Vancampfort, Richard I.G. Holt, Brendon Stubbs, Marc De Hert, Katherine Samaras and Alex J. MitchellPart VI: Other Life-Threatening Effects of Antipsychotic DrugsChapter 13 - Interstitial Nephritis and Interstitial Lung DiseaseKathlyn J. RonaldsonPart VII: Clinical and Forensic Challenges in the Use of Antipsychotic DrugsChapter 14 - The Benefits of Antipsychotic Drugs: Symptom Control and Improved Quality ofLifeJian-Ping ZhangChapter 15 - Antipsychotic-Related Mortality: Risk and Strategy for Improved Clinical ManagementDan CohenChapter 16 - Forensic Investigation of Antipsychotic-Related DeathsRobert J. Flanagan and Peter Manu