Practical Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

This important book synthesises findings about drug treatments for children with a broad range of psychiatric disorders.

Stan Kutcher (Edited by)

9780521655422, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 April 2002

484 pages, 24 tables
24.7 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.977 kg

'This is an interesting and worthwhile book.' Psychological Medicine

The field of child and adolescent psychopharmacology is rapidly growing, but psychopharmacological treatments for children cannot be straightforwardly extrapolated from adult studies, which presents clinicians with assessment and prescribing challenges. This important book synthesises research findings about drug treatment of a broad range of psychiatric disorders in children, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar mania, aggression in pervasive developmental disorder, Tourette's syndrome and substance abuse. They examine the issues of tolerability and efficacy, and appropriate use, within a social and developmental context. For each disorder, pharmacotherapy is discussed in the wider context of neurobiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment. This will be essential reading for all mental health professionals to inform practice and improve patient outcomes.

List of contributors
Preface and acknowledgements
1. Child and adolescent psychopharmacology at the turn of the millennium Charles W. Popper
2. Developmental psychopharmacology Normand Carrey, Paul Mendella, Frank P. MacMaster and Stan Kutcher
3. Clinical aspects of child and adolescent psychopharmacology Gabrielle A. Carlson
4. Depression Neal D. Ryan
5. Bipolar mood disorders: diagnosis, etiology and treatment Vivek Kusumakar, Lorraine Lazier, Frank P. MacMaster and Darcy Santor
6. Schizophrenia and related psychoses Keith Marriage
7. Obsessive-compulsive disorder Douglas A. Beer, Mai Karitani, Henrietta L. Leonard, John S. March and Susan E. Swedo
8. Anxiety disorders E. Jane Garland
9. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Thomas Spencer, Joseph Biederman and Timothy Wilens
10. Pervasive development disorder Sandra N. Fisman
11. Aggressive behaviour Deborah Lynn and Bryan H. King
12. Adolescent substance use disorder K. A. Hussain Mirza
13. Tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome John T. Walkup
14. Eating disorders and related disturbances Lisa A. Kotler, Michael J. Devlin and B. Timothy Walsh
15. Medical psychiatric conditions Daniel S. Pine, Elizabeth Cohen and Yana Brayman
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Pharmacology [MMG], Paediatric medicine [MJW]