Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

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Product Description The new, third edition of the Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology has been thoroughly revised, yet its mission remains the same: to keep clinicians up-to-date on the latest research so that they can provide state-of-the-art care to their young patients. To this end, the book describes and explores those elements that are specific to pediatric psychopharmacology; this defines and positions the volume at the nexus of child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatrics, and pharmacology. A stellar roster of contributors addresses new treatments for youths with disruptive behavior disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and psychotic illnesses and tackles some of the most important emerging issues in the field. For example, advances in understanding the long-term treatment effects of medications in pediatric populations are thoroughly reviewed, including not only maintenance studies that consider the durability of efficacy but also clinical trials of greater duration designed to specifically evaluate long-term safety. In addition, recent studies of combination therapies are examined, helping clinicians better understand how to treat the complicated patients that arrive every day at a prescribing clinician's office. Finally, because research designs now include a broader base of patient populations to make the data more applicable to everyday clinical practice, the book focuses on head-to-head studies with multiple active comparators. The book offers clinicians comprehensive, accessible information and boasts a multitude of helpful features: - The book is organized by diagnosis instead of agent class. This makes it a true clinical desktop reference that allows clinicians to quickly and efficiently search treatment options and the evidence base on a case-by-case basis. DSM-5 criteria and information on comorbidities are also included.- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameters are integrated into the discussion, where applicable, in support of standard of care.- The book has been updated to include the latest research at the time of publication.- A new chapter has been added to address eating disorders, an area where psychopharmacological research that may apply to children and adolescents is now being pursued.- Useful features to help the reader understand and retain the material include clinical summary points, easy to read tables, and current and carefully vetted references. The Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Third Edition, is an indispensable guide to the substantive research that has been done in nearly every area of pediatric psychopharmacology, as well as the major improvements that have been made to the evidence-based practice of treating youths with psychiatric illness. Review This book should be on the shelf of every fellow and practitioner in child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatrician, family physician, psychiatric advanced practice nurse, and general psychiatrist who treats children and adolescents. Social workers, psychologists, special education professionals, and those who direct programs in child welfare or juvenile justice will also find important information here. --Mina K. Dulcan, M.D., Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine From the Inside Flap The Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology is designed to help clinicians provide the best evidence-based and most up-to-date care for the pediatric patient population. Because pharmacokinetic processes in children and adolescents can vary significantly from those in adults, it is critical that clinicians have access to the latest information on indications, medications, dosages, interactions, side effects, and off-label use for the pediatric patient population. The third edition reflects advances in this rapidly growing field and includes the latest research on the psychopharmacological treatment of children. Each chapter has been revised and updated in detail, emphasizing what has been learned since the last edition. A new chapter has been added to address eating disorders, which have become a topic of psychopharmacological research with respect to children and adolescents, and new authors have been added to other chapters to provide the broadest perspectives on the available literature. The Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology provides clinicians -- from psychiatrists to residents to psychiatric nurses -- with both the empirical and the practical guidance they require to successfully treat young people with psychiatric illness. About the Author Molly McVoy, M.D., is Assistant Professor and Training Director in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University Hospital Case Medical Center, and Research physician at the Discovery and Wellness Center for Children, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Robert L. Findling, M.D., M.B.A., is Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

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