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Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
David Rosenberg
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Description for Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
Hardcover. Focusing on pediatric psychopharmacology, this title covers the emerging question of treating children who do not yet meet diagnostic criteria for psychosis, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but who are deemed to be at high risk. It addresses concerns about cardiovascular side effects of the stimulant medications available. Editor(s): Rosenberg, David R.; Gershon, Samuel. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJW; MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 876.
This book fulfils an urgent need for an updated text on pediatric psychopharmacology. It takes a unique approach in discussing recent findings within the context of current issues, including economic and political ones. The book covers the emerging question of treating children who do not yet meet diagnostic criteria for psychosis, e.g, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but who are deemed to be at high risk. This is an active area of debate: such children are being treated in certain centers, while others reject this completely. The book addresses the antidepressant controversy, the placebo response and unique strategies for delineating this, ... Read more
This book fulfils an urgent need for an updated text on pediatric psychopharmacology. It takes a unique approach in discussing recent findings within the context of current issues, including economic and political ones. The book covers the emerging question of treating children who do not yet meet diagnostic criteria for psychosis, e.g, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but who are deemed to be at high risk. This is an active area of debate: such children are being treated in certain centers, while others reject this completely. The book addresses the antidepressant controversy, the placebo response and unique strategies for delineating this, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470973769
SKU
V9780470973769
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About David Rosenberg
David Rosenberg MD, Miriam L. Hamburger Endowed Chair of Child Psychiatry and Professor & Chief of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at Wayne State University and the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI , USA Samuel Gershon MD, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Reviews for Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
“Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders is a book to have available on your desk, not just in your library. It provides ready access to the wealth of practical information and insight for the range of health and mental health professionals. It is highly recommended for trainees and anyone who is prescribing psychotropic medications to the pediatric population and ... Read more