Introduction - Rebecca Jankovich SECTION ONE INCLUDING MEDICATIONS IN THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES Promoting Rational Medication Use Utilizing Medications by Referral SECTION TWO MEDICATION INDICATIONS AND EFFECTS Medicating Depression Antidepressants Medicating Anxiety Disorders Antianxiety Agents Medicating Schizophrenia Antipsychotics Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Antiobsessive Agents Bipolar Affective Disorder and Bipolar Mood Regulators Age-Related Medication Considerations SECTION THREE MEDICATIONS FOR DRUG ADDICTION Physiological Grip of Drug Addiction Medications for Cocaine, Stimulant Addiction Medications for Heroin, Narcotic Addiction Medications for Alcoholism