Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

• Other Authors: McVoy, Molly (Editor), Stepanova, Ekaterina (Editor), Findling, Robert L. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychiatric Association Publishing 2024
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Subjects: Mental Disorders > drug therapy; Child; Psychopharmacology > methods; Psychotropic Drugs > therapeutic use; Adolescent
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"When it comes to the use of psychotropic agents in pediatric patients, it is not merely a question of extrapolating data from adults to children and adolescents; special consideration must be given to the effects of the drug on developing bodies and brains. That is what makes this fourth editi...

Table of Contents:

• Developmental Aspects of Pediatric Psychopharmacology
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Aggression
• Anxiety Disorders
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Bipolar Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Tic Disorders
• Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Psychotic Illnesses
• Eating Disorders.