Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
The Second Edition of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders contains new and expanded chapters on
  • combination therapy
  • pharmacoepidemiology
  • pharmacoeconomics
  • current social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding the administration of psychostimulants and antidepressants to children and teenagers
  • serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    and discusses
  • techniques to select the most appropriate drug and dosing schedule
  • methods to adjust safely and tailor medical treatments for children during various stages of growth and development
  • the effect of psychoactive drugs on cardiac function
    Offering nearly 3000 contemporary references to facilitate further research, Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition is a timely and authoritative guide suitable for psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, pharmaceutical and behavioral scientists, clinical neurologists, primary care physicians, social workers, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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    Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
    The Second Edition of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders contains new and expanded chapters on
  • combination therapy
  • pharmacoepidemiology
  • pharmacoeconomics
  • current social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding the administration of psychostimulants and antidepressants to children and teenagers
  • serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    and discusses
  • techniques to select the most appropriate drug and dosing schedule
  • methods to adjust safely and tailor medical treatments for children during various stages of growth and development
  • the effect of psychoactive drugs on cardiac function
    Offering nearly 3000 contemporary references to facilitate further research, Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition is a timely and authoritative guide suitable for psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, pharmaceutical and behavioral scientists, clinical neurologists, primary care physicians, social workers, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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    Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

    Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

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    Overview

    The Second Edition of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders contains new and expanded chapters on
  • combination therapy
  • pharmacoepidemiology
  • pharmacoeconomics
  • current social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding the administration of psychostimulants and antidepressants to children and teenagers
  • serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    and discusses
  • techniques to select the most appropriate drug and dosing schedule
  • methods to adjust safely and tailor medical treatments for children during various stages of growth and development
  • the effect of psychoactive drugs on cardiac function
    Offering nearly 3000 contemporary references to facilitate further research, Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition is a timely and authoritative guide suitable for psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, pharmaceutical and behavioral scientists, clinical neurologists, primary care physicians, social workers, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9780203909294
    Publisher: CRC Press
    Publication date: 08/27/2002
    Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    Format: eBook
    Pages: 776
    File size: 3 MB

    Table of Contents

    INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

    Historical Perspective on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
    Samuel Gershon
    Ethical Issues in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research
    Benedetto Vitiello
    Pharmacoepidemiology of Psychotropic Medications in Youth
    Daniel J. Safer and Julie Magno Zito
    Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology: A Call for Pharmacoeconomics Research
    Junius J. Gonzales and Beth Bowers
    Clinical Pharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs in Childhood and Adolescence
    David J. Edwards
    Cardiac Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications in Children and Adolescents
    Vikram K. Yeragani

    CLASSES OF MEDICATION

    Psychostimulants
    David R. Rosenberg
    Tricyclic Antidepressants
    David R. Rosenberg
    Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors
    David R. Rosenberg
    Novel (Atypical) Antidepressants
    Pablo A. Davanzo
    Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
    Pablo A. Davanzo
    Antipsychotic Agents
    Pablo A. Davanzo
    Lithium
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