Pocket Guide For The Textbook Of Pharmacotherapy For Child And Adolescent psychiatric disorders

by David Rosenberg

Overview

This is a quick-reference guide for psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and other practitioners about each group of medications. This guide, which discusses the use of psychiatric drugs in patients under 18, accompanies the author team's complete book Textbook of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders.; Clinical indications, dosage guidelines, side-effects, common drug interactions and most tables are retained and updated in this guide. the guide provides the reader with the practical guidelines to safely and effectively prescribe medication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134860098
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	554
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

David Rosenberg, Samuel Gershon, John Holttum

Table of Contents

Introduction to Psychopharmacology. Historical Perspective on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Characteristics of Drug Disposition in Childhood. Part II: Classes of Medication: Psychostimulants. Tricyclic Antidepressants. Novel (Atypical) Antidepressants. Monoamine Oxidose Inhibitors. Antipsychotic Agents. Lithium. Anticonvulsants. Anxiolytics. Adrenergic Agents in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Atypical and Adjunctive Agents. Consultation. Liaison Psychiatry. Pharmacologic Approaches. Pharmacological Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders.