Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
ISBN-10
0824743857
ISBN-13
9780824743857
Category
Medical
Pages
776
Language
English
Published
2002-08-27
Publisher
CRC Press
Authors
David Rosenberg, Samuel Gershon

Description

The Second Edition of Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders contains new and expanded chapters on combination therapy pharmacoepidemiology pharmacoeconomics current social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding the administration of psychostimulants and antidepressants to children and teenagers serotonin reuptake inhibitors and discusses techniques to select the most appropriate drug and dosing schedule methods to adjust safely and tailor medical treatments for children during various stages of growth and development the effect of psychoactive drugs on cardiac function Offering nearly 3000 contemporary references to facilitate further research, Pharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition is a timely and authoritative guide suitable for psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, pharmaceutical and behavioral scientists, clinical neurologists, primary care physicians, social workers, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

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