Child and adolescent clinical psychopharmacology
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Wayne H Green
- ناشر : Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2001
- شابک / ISBN : 9780781724715
Description
General Principles of Psychopharmacotherapy with Children and Adolescents -- Psychiatric Diagnosis and Psychopharmacotherapy -- Current Psychiatric Diagnostic Nomenclature -- Diagnosis and Target Symptoms -- Special Aspects of Child Psychopharmacotherapy -- Maturational/Developmental Issues -- Relationship to the Patient's Family or Caregivers -- Explaining Medication to the Child or Adolescent -- Medicolegal Aspects of Medicating Children and Adolescents -- Baseline Assessments Prior to Initiation of Medication -- Physical Examination -- Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures -- Special Tests -- Baseline Behavioral Assessment -- Medicating the Patient: Selecting the Initial and Subsequent Medications -- Drug Interactions -- Regulating the Medication -- Untoward Effects (Side Effects) -- Monitoring Serum Levels of Drugs and/or Their Metabolites -- Length of Time to Continue Medication -- Specific Drugs -- Placebos -- Evaluating Research Studies -- Specific Drug Treatments -- Sympathomimetic Amines and Central Nervous System Stimulants -- Methylphenidate and ADHD -- Pharmacokinetics of Stimulants -- Standard Stimulant Preparations Compared to Long-Acting or Sustained-Release Forms -- Contraindications for Stimulant Administration -- Interactions of Stimulants with Other Drugs -- Methylphenidate and Clonidine -- Untoward Effects of Stimulants -- Rebound Effects of Stimulants -- Stimulants' Relationship to Tics and Tourette's Disorder -- Stimulant Drugs Approved for Use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
General Principles of Psychopharmacotherapy with Children and Adolescents -- Psychiatric Diagnosis and Psychopharmacotherapy -- Current Psychiatric Diagnostic Nomenclature -- Diagnosis and Target Symptoms -- Special Aspects of Child Psychopharmacotherapy -- Maturational/Developmental Issues -- Relationship to the Patient's Family or Caregivers -- Explaining Medication to the Child or Adolescent -- Medicolegal Aspects of Medicating Children and Adolescents -- Baseline Assessments Prior to Initiation of Medication -- Physical Examination -- Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures -- Special Tests -- Baseline Behavioral Assessment -- Medicating the Patient: Selecting the Initial and Subsequent Medications -- Drug Interactions -- Regulating the Medication -- Untoward Effects (Side Effects) -- Monitoring Serum Levels of Drugs and/or Their Metabolites -- Length of Time to Continue Medication -- Specific Drugs -- Placebos -- Evaluating Research Studies -- Specific Drug Treatments -- Sympathomimetic Amines and Central Nervous System Stimulants -- Methylphenidate and ADHD -- Pharmacokinetics of Stimulants -- Standard Stimulant Preparations Compared to Long-Acting or Sustained-Release Forms -- Contraindications for Stimulant Administration -- Interactions of Stimulants with Other Drugs -- Methylphenidate and Clonidine -- Untoward Effects of Stimulants -- Rebound Effects of Stimulants -- Stimulants' Relationship to Tics and Tourette's Disorder -- Stimulant Drugs Approved for Use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
