Pharmacotherapy for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders / [edited by] David R. Rosenberg, Pablo A. Davanzo, Samuel Gershon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenberg, David R.

Davanzo, Pablo A., 1952-

Gershon, Samuel.

Series:

Medical psychiatry ; 18.

Medical psychiatry ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric psychopharmacology.

Psychotropic Drugs--therapeutic use.

Mental Disorders.

Adolescent.

Mental Disorders--drug therapy.

Child.

Psychotropic Drugs--pharmacology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotropic Drugs--therapeutic use.

Mental Disorders.

Adolescent.

Mental Disorders--drug therapy.

Child.

Psychotropic Drugs--pharmacology.

Physical Description:

xviii, 745 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

New York : M. Dekker, [2002]

Summary:

Covering social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding the administration of psychostimulants and antidepressants, this book presents guidelines for pharmacological intervention in childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Incorporating the results of studies done on specific medications, the book includes charts and tables that make information on drug interactions, side effects, and indications and contraindications easy to find. Other topics include combination therapy, pharamcoepidemiology, and pharmacoeconomics, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, selecting drugs and dosing schedules, tailoring medical treatments, and the effect of the selected drugs on cardiac function.

Contents:

1. Historical Perspective on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology / Samuel Gershon 1

2. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research / Benedetto Vitiello 7

3. Pharmacoepidemiology of Psychotropic Medications in Youth / Daniel J. Safer, Julie Magno Zito 23

4. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology: A Call for Pharmacoeconomics Research / Junius J. Gonzales, Beth Bowers 51

5. Clinical Pharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs in Childhood and Adolescence / David J. Edwards 71

6. Cardiac Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications in Children and Adolescents / Vikram K. Yeragani 87

Part II. Classes of Medication

7. Psychostimulants / David R. Rosenberg 113

8. Tricyclic Antidepressants / David R. Rosenberg 169

9. Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors / David R. Rosenberg 223

10. Novel (Atypical) Antidepressants / Pablo A. Davanzo 297

11. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Pablo A. Davanzo 317

12. Antipsychotic Agents / Pablo A. Davanzo 355

13. Lithium / Melissa P. DelBello, Robert A. Kowatch 415

14. Anticonvulsants / Pablo A. Davanzo 453

15. Anxiolytics / David R. Rosenberg 489

16. Adrenergic Agents in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / David R. Rosenberg 543

17. Atypical and Adjunctive Agents / Jess P. Shatkin, Pablo A. Davanzo 597

18. Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Consultation-Liaison Setting / John V. Campo, James M. Perel 635

19. Pharmacological Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders / Oscar G. Bukstein, Joseph Kithas 679

20. Combination Pharmacotherapy / Pablo A. Davanzo 711.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Textbook of pharmacotherapy for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders / David R. Rosenberg, John Holttum, Samuel Gershon. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Rosenberg, David R. Textbook of pharmacotherapy for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.

ISBN:

0824707796

OCLC:

50198519