Straight talk about psychiatric medications for kids
Updating and expanding his popular guide, Dr. Timothy Wilens provides essential advice for parents facing tough choices about whether or not to give a child medication for emotional or behavioural problems. Packed with frequently asked questions, examples, and charts, the book explains which medicat...
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Guilford Press
2004
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| 505 | 0 | # | |a The preliminaries: building a foundation of knowledge -- The psychopharmacological evaluation: finding out what's wrong -- The diagnosis and treatment plan: laying out a strategy to help your child -- Treatment and beyond: collaborating in your child's ongoing care -- Attention and disruptive behavioral disorders -- Autism and pervasive developmental disorders -- The mood disorders -- Anxiety-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Disorders of known medical and neurological origin -- Other mental health disturbances affecting children and adolescents -- The stimulants and nonstimulants for ADHD -- The antidepressants -- The mood stabilizers -- The anxiety-breaking medications -- The antihypertensives -- The antipsychotics -- Medications for sleep, bedwetting, and other problems. |
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