Pocket Guide For Textbook Of Pharmocotherapy / Edition 1

by David Rosenberg, John Holttum, Neal Ryan, Samuel Gershon

Overview

The Pocket Guide for the Textbook of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders is a quick reference guide for psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and other practitioners to give them the bottom line about each group of medications. This guide, which discusses the use of psychiatric drugs in patients under 18, accompanies this 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 new guide. In addition, the guide includes new research findings that have been published recently. This guide assumes the reader has done a complete assessment of all non-pharmacologic methods before treating the patient with medication. It also assumes that the reader has a working knowledge of the types of medication available for treating psychiatric illnesses. Once everything is taken into account, the practitioner can accurately determine the advantages and disadvantages of a specific treatment and relay that to the patient. Above all, the Pocket Guide for the Textbook of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders provides the reader with the practical guidelines to safely and effectively prescribe medication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876308714
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Edition description:	POCKET
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.31(w) x 8.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Rosenberg, John Holttum, Neal Ryan, Samuel Gershon

Table of Contents

Introduction; Characteristics of Drug Disposition During Childhood; Psychostimulants; Tricyclic Antidepressants; SSRIs and Newer Antidepressants; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Antipsychotic Agents; Lithium; Anticonvulsants; Anxiolytics and Sedatives; Adrenergic Agents in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Opiate Antagonists; Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry; Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Lori R. Solaro, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a handbook suitable for quick reference in both inpatient and outpatient settings for the pharmacologic management of children and adolescents with mental disorders including indications, contraindications, dosage guidelines, side effects and their management, and drug interactions.
Purpose: The authors' intent is to provide a portable companion to the Textbook of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders appropriate for efficient clinical reference.
Audience: This handbook is primarily useful to child and adolescent psychiatrists and secondarily to pediatricians and family practitioners to answer basic clinical questions about child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
Features: Reference lists are selective and fairly current. Numerous tables clarify the text.
Assessment: This is a well organized and reader friendly office and bedside reference for clinicians. In particular, the many illustrative tables make referencing topics easier. There is also a concise chapter on the specific characteristics of drug disposition during childhood. This handbook would also be useful as a review of child and adolescent psychopharmacology. It is highly recommended as a practical office and bedside reference.

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