Child & Adolescent Pyschopharmacology Made Simple

by John D. Preston, Mary C. Talaga, John H. O'Neal

Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Simple is the only resource parents and professionals need to consult for the most up-to-date information on medications for the treatment of children and teens suffering from psychological disorders.

Fully revised and updated, this second edition offers new research and information on psychoactive medications for autism, ADHD, child-onset bipolar disorder, and a variety of other common psychological conditions. Also included are fact sheets that clearly delineate frequently prescribed medications for each disorder along with medication side effects and signs of toxicity.

For each psychological disorder, the book offers:

Current diagnostic criteria Treatment indications and contraindications Medication information Help for monitoring, evaluating, and following up with patients

Genres: Nonfiction, Social Science, School, Counselling, Psychology

168 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2006

About the author

John Preston, PsyD, is a board certified psychologist and the author of ten books including Survivors, You Can Beat Depression, Integrative Brief Therapy, and Life is Hard (audio). He is on the faculty of Alliant University and the University of California, Davis, Medical School. He is the recipient of the Mental Health Association's President's Award for contributions to the mental health community. Dr. Preston has lectured widely in North America and abroad. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reviews

[Liis Lukner]

Väga hea ja praktiline lugemine. See on kompaktne, kergesti hoomatav, arusaadav ja kasulik materjal vaimse tervise spetsialistidele, kes laste psüühikahäirete ravimraviga ka kokku puutuvad ja tahavad selles maailmas natuke paremini orienteeruda. Ilmselt ülevaatlik ja hea meeldetuletus ka arstidele endile.

[Melanie Hubbard]

Very detailed and practical!

[John Moore]

Very focused and useful book.

[Wendy Reiersen]

Quick reference, basic information on the psychiatric disorders that children and teens are medicated for, and how these are treated. John Preston know his stuff. If you search for his name and go to his site you will find a current, one-page (if you print front/back) quick reference to medications and dosing. It comes in handy.

[Tess Friedenthal]

2.5 stars - educational only, basically dsm quality writing - not exciting but very interesting, very basic level knowledge of psychiatry needed to understand and only gave me basic level of education (very beginner-level info)

[Melissa]

Didn’t like it. Awful.