Practical Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology [Paperback]

This important book synthesises findings about drug treatments for children with a broad range of psychiatric disorders.Psychopharmacological treatments for children cannot be straightforwardly extrapolated from adult studies, which presents clinicians with assessment and prescribing challenges. This important new book synthesises the most recent findings on children psychotropic compounds for treating a broad range of psychiatric disorders, from hyperactivity and major depression, to aggression, Tourette's syndrome and substance abuse. The issue of tolerability, efficacy and appropriate use within a social and developmental context is also examined. This will be essential reading for all mental health professionals to inform practice and improve patient outcomes.Psychopharmacological treatments for children cannot be straightforwardly extrapolated from adult studies, which presents clinicians with assessment and prescribing challenges. This important new book synthesises the most recent findings on children psychotropic compounds for treating a broad range of psychiatric disorders, from hyperactivity and major depression, to aggression, Tourette's syndrome and substance abuse. The issue of tolerability, efficacy and appropriate use within a social and developmental context is also examined. This will be essential reading for all mental health professionals to inform practice and improve patient outcomes.This important book synthesizes the most recent research findings pertaining to drug treatments of various 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. The chapters examine the issues of tolerability and efficacy, and inappropriate over-use, within a social and developmental context. For each disorder, pharmacotherapy is discussed in the wider context of neurl#Ú