Herbert Mwebe is an Associate Professor of Mental Health and Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Life and Health Sciences at the University of University of Roehampton. He leads a team of mental health nursing academics in the design and delivery of pre-registration Mental Health Nursing programmes and oversees the development and delivery of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provision in the Department of Nursing. His teaching and research interests focus on promoting parity of esteem, improving physical health outcomes for people with severe mental illness (SMI), the safe and effective use of psychopharmacological interventions, and recovery-oriented approaches to care. Dr Herbert Mwebe has extensive experience across higher education and NHS settings, including primary care, secondary care, and general practice. He has previously served as a Specialist Clinical Advisor for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supporting inspections of community and inpatient mental health services. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the Mental Health Tribunal Members Association. He is a Specialist Panel Member of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, sitting on the First-tier Mental Health Review Tribunal. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, an External Examiner at Bournemouth University for a range of CPD modules, and a peer reviewer for several journals, including Mental Health Practice (RCNi). In addition, Dr Herbert Mwebe is Co-Director and Lead for Education and Training for the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Association UK, a community interest company supporting the professional development of diaspora healthcare professionals.

Introduction 1. Mental illness and clinical decision making 2. Drugs used in psychoses 3. Drugs used in depression 4. Drugs used in dementia 5. Drugs used in bipolar disorders 6. Drugs used in anxiety disorders 7. Drugs used in alcohol and substance misuse Appendix- Answers to MCQs and chapter review questions Glossary References Index