Werry / Aman Practitioner’s Guide to Psychoactive Drugs for Children and Adolescents

2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-4899-0086-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 502 Seiten, eBook

Incorporating the latest developments in pharmacology and therapy, this fully revised is an ideal quick reference for those who prescribe psychotrophic drugs for young people. New and notable features include:

• discussions of new drugs and health supplements;
• revised diagnostic terminology that accords with current DSM-IV nomenclature;
• reports on anti-epileptic medications;
• guidelines for the appropriate use of psychoactive medications;
• and instruction on the monitoring of physical, behavioral, and cognitive effects of various drugs.

The handy spiral format makes the book easy to use.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Werry, John Scott

Aman, Michael G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Principles: Introduction: A Guide for Practitioners, Professionals, and Public ; J.S. Werry. Pharmacology; J.W. Paxton. Prevalence of Drug Therapy; K.D. Gadow. Monitoring and Measuring Drug Effects, I: Physical Effects; A.J. Zametkin. Monitoring and Measuring Drug Effects, II: Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Effects; M.G. Aman. Medicological and Ethical Issues in the Pharmacological Treatment of Children; R. Schouten. Disorders, Symptoms, and Their Pharmacotherapy; B. Geller. Specific Drugs: Stimulants; R. Barkley. Antidepressants and Antimanics Drugs; E. Weller. Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics); M. Campbell. Drugs of Abuse; A. Unis, J. McClellan. Antiepileptics (Anticonvulsants); R. Carpenter, E. Vining. Psychoactive Effects of Medical Drugs; B. Waters. Nootropics and Foods; Y. Conners. Anxiolytics, Sedatives, and Miscellaneous Drugs; M.G. Aman, J.S. Werry. Appendixes: Major Psychoactive Medications Grouped by Drug Class. Major Psychoactive Medications Ordered by Trade Name. Index.