DESCRIPTION:
The field of child and adolescent psychopharmacology is rapidly growing, but psychopharmacological treatments for children cannot be straightforwardly extrapolated from adult studies, which presents clinicians with assessment and prescribing challenges. This important book synthesises research findings about drug treatment of a broad range of psychiatric disorders in children, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar mania, aggression in pervasive developmental disorder, Tourette""s syndrome and substance abuse. They examine the issues of tolerability and efficacy, and appropriate use, within a social and developmental context. For each disorder, pharmacotherapy is discussed in the wider context of neurobiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment. This will be essential reading for all mental health professionals to inform practice and improve patient outcomes.
CONTENTS:
Preface and acknowledgements.
1. Child and adolescent psychopharmacology at the turn of the millennium.
2. Developmental psychopharmacology.
3. Clinical aspects of child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
4. Depression.
5. Bipolar mood disorders: diagnosis, etiology, and treatment.
6. Schizophrenia and related psychoses.
7. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
8. Anxiety disorders.
9. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
10. Pervasive development disorder.
11. Aggressive behavior.
12. Adolescent substance use disorder.
13. Tic disorders and Tourette""s syndrome.
14. Eating disorders and related disturbances.
15. Medical psychiatric conditions.