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"This extensively updated new edition on psychotropic prescribing for children and adolescents provides guidance on developmental pharmacology principles, expertly reviews common medications and featuring tips, tricks, metabolism/pharmacogenetics, and side effects. A must-have manual for anyone prescribing in the field of mental health"--
List of contents
Introduction; List of icons; 1. Alprazolam; 2. Amphetamine (d); 3. Amphetamine (d,l); 4. Amitriptyline; 5. Aripiprazole; 6. Asenapine; 7. Atomoxetine; 8. Brexpiprazole; 9. Bupropion; 10. Buspirone; 11. Carbamazepine; 12. Chlorpromazine; 13. Citalopram; 14. Clomipramine; 15. Clonazepam; 16. Clonidine; 17. Clozapine; 18. Cyproheptadine; 19. Desmopressin; 20. Desvenlafaxine; 21. Diazepam; 22. Diphenhydramine; 23. Doxylamine; 24. Duloxetine; 25. Escitalopram; 26. Esketamine; 27. Fluoxetine; 28. Fluphenazine; 29. Fluvoxamine; 30. Gabapentin; 31. Guanfacine; 32. Haloperidol; 33. Hydroxyzine; 34. Lamotrigine; 35. Lisdexamfetamine; 36. Lithium; 37. Lorazepam; 38. Lurasidone; 39. methylphenidate (d); 40. methylphenidate (d,l); 41. Mirtazapine; 42. Olanzapine; 43. Oxcarbazepine; 44. Paliperidone; 45. Paroxetine; 46. Pimozide; 47. Prazosin; 48. Quetiapine; 49. Risperidone; 50. Serdexmethylphenidate; 51. Sertraline; 52. Topiramate; 53. Trazodone; 54. Valproate; 55. Venlafaxine; 56. Vilazodone; 57. Viloxazine; 58. Vortioxetine; 59. Zolpidem; Appendix; Index by drug name; Index by drug use; Index by drug class; Abbreviations.
About the author
Stephen M. Stahl, M.D. is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in Norton College of Medicine at Upstate Medical University.Jeffrey R. Strawn, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience in the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds secondary appointments in the Department of Pediatrics in the Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Summary
This extensively updated new edition on psychotropic prescribing for children and adolescents provides guidance on developmental pharmacology principles, expertly reviews common medications and featuring tips, tricks, metabolism/pharmacogenetics, and side effects. A must-have manual for anyone prescribing in the field of mental health.
