Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Second Edition

by Joshua D Feder, Elizabeth Tien, Talia Puzantian

Overview

The Child Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 70 of the most common medications you use and are asked

about in your practice. Versions of this book can be purchased with a 10-credit CME online post-test.

Featuring:

• NEW: 14 treatment algorithms to guide patient care
• The latest on new medications such as Adhansia, Qelbree, Rexulti, and Rozerem
• 76 medication fact sheets
• Expanded complementary treatment chapter including lavender essential oil and saffron
• 13 quick-scan medication reference tables
• 11 appendices including informed consent, rating scales, and mental health apps, with eight corresponding tables

Get the information you need at a glance:

• Off-label uses
• Dosage and generic availability
• Mechanism of action
• Cost information
• Bottom-line impression

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987335406
Publisher:	Carlat Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	235
Sales rank:	841,109
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Joshua D. Feder, MD, is a child psychiatrist active in clinical practice, research, and advocacy. He serves as editor-in-chief of The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report.
Elizabeth Tien, MD, is a community psychiatrist at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and a board member of The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report.
Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, is a professor of clinical sciences at Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Claremont, CA. She is the deputy editor of The Carlat Report newsletters and co-author of the Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction

General Tips on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

ADHD Medications                                       

Antidepressants                             

Antipsychotics                                 

Anxiolytics and Hypnotics                                 

Complementary Treatments                                         

Mood Stabilizers                    

Substance Use Medications                            

Appendices             

List of Treatment Algorithms

ADHD in Children and Adolescents                                  

Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents                    

Psychosis in Children and Adolescents                    

Autism Support in Children and Adolescents                    

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents                      

Insomnia in Children and Adolescents                        

OCD in Children and Adolescents                                   

PTSD in Children and Adolescents                              

Severe Acute Agitation in Children and Adolescents          

Catatonia in Children and Adolescents

Bipolar I in Children and Adolescents

Alcohol Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Nicotine Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Opioid Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents