Helping Parents, Youth, and Teachers Understand Medications for Behavioral and Emotional Problems
A Resource Book of Medication Information Handouts, Third Edition
Edited by Mina K. Dulcan, M.D.
CD-ROM Included!
This book of practical handouts is an essential resource for psychiatrists, pediatricians, and others who prescribe medicine for youth with behavioral and emotional problems. Written in language that lay readers—parents, teachers, and youth—can understand, this book covers today's most effective medications for pediatric behavioral and emotional disorders. This time-saving resource offers essential information for the patient, family, and school, including 64 medications from alprazolam to zolpidem. Each entry contains the basic information needed to reinforce clinical discussions, ensure that key points aren't forgotten or overlooked, and provide answers to important questions that arise between visits. Now in its third edition, this handy treatment aid has been restructured to enhance clinical use. The book is organized by generic drug name, with brand names indicated and indexed. Each medication has a handout for adults—parents and teachers—and a separate handout for youth. Each parent and teacher handout describes how the medication works, how long its effects last, some of the side effects and interactions with other medications and foods, and what could happen if the medication is stopped suddenly. Each medication handout for youth explains how to take the medication, how the doctor will follow patients' progress, and how the medication might affect patients. The clinician can photocopy handouts from the book or conveniently print them from the accompanying CD-ROM. Written by experienced clinicians, all medication information has been updated and new medications have been added. This fully enhanced third edition features
- Information on new medications such as atomoxetine (Strattera) and aripiprazole (Abilify)
- Explanations of new concerns about potential side effects and FDA black box warnings for antidepressants and stimulants
- Expanded coverage of medications for sleep
- Appendixes that list medications typically used for certain indications, to enable the clinician to discuss options with the family or to check off medications that have been tried
- Additional sources of information for the clinician and for patients and their families, including books, Web sites, and helpful organizations
Helping Parents, Youth, and Teachers Understand Medications for Behavioral and Emotional Problems, Third Edition, is a valuable resource that will help busy clinicians promote understanding, enhance compliance, and improve therapeutic outcomes.
Contents
Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction for physicians. Selected additional reading for health and mental health professionals. Resources for parents and teachers. Information on the internet. About the CD-ROM. Alprazolam. Amphetamine. Aripiprazole. Atenolol. Atomoxetine. Benztropine. Bupropion. Buspirone. Carbamazepine. Chlorpromazine. Citalopram. Clomipramine. Clonazepam. Clonidine. Clozapine. Cyproheptadine. Desipramine. Demopressin acetate. Diazepam. Diphenhydramine. Duloxetine. Escitalopram. Estazolam. Eszopiclone. Fluoxetine. Fluphenazine. Flurazepam. Fluvoxamine. Gabapentin. Guanfacine. Haloperidol. Hydroxyzine. Imipramine. Lamotrigine. Lithium. Lorazepam. Loxapine. Melatonin. Methylphenidate. Mirtazapine. Modafinil. Nortriptyline. Olanzapine. Oxcarbazepine. Paroxetine. Perphenazine. Pimozide. Pindolol. Propranolol. Quetiapine. Ramelteon. Risperidone. Sertraline. Temazepam. Thiothixene. Topiramate. Trazodone. Triazolam. Trifluoperazine. Valproic Acid. Venlafaxine. Zaleplon. Ziprasidone. Zolpidem. Appendices. Index of brand names.
Reviews
"This book is an outstanding, one-of-a-kind resource, and urgently needed by all physicians who prescribe psychotropic medications for youth. Dr. Dulcan and colleagues have carefully crafted a comprehensive set of user-friendly fact sheets about every major psychotropic medication used with youth. Each medication fact sheet comes in two versions—one for parents and teachers, and another with somewhat simpler language for children and youth. If you want to arm your patients and their families with the facts about the medications you prescribe—and counteract the rampant misinformation—this book is just what you'll need."—Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Ruane Professor of Child Psychiatry and Director, Center for the Advancement ofChildren's Mental Health, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, New York, New York
"The medication information handouts in this up-to-date, comprehensive book are written in a thoughtful, clear, and cogent fashion that should be readily understandable by parents, teachers, and young people. This book will serve as a valuable resource for physicians who prescribe psychotropic medications to children and teenagers."—Robert L. Findling, M.D., Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Cleveland; Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
"Completely updated and revised, the third edition of this popular work features individual ‘information sheets’ representing more than 60 medications used to treat psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Written in layman's language, the sheets provide an interface between clinicians and parents, teachers, and youth. Topics include: What does this medicine do? What are its most important effects and side-effects? What will happen if it is suddenly stopped? How long must I take it? Wisely, the importance of back-and-forth communication between all parties is emphasized. This book remains a unique addition to every child and adolescent psychiatrist's bookshelf."—Peter E. Tanguay, M.D., Ackerly Endowed Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Emeritus), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
About the Authors
Mina K. Dulcan, M.D., is Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Margaret C. Osterman Professor of Child Psychiatry at Children's Memorial Hospital; Director of Adolescent Psychiatry at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; and Head of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Ordering Information
2007 · 759 pages · ISBN 9781585622535 · Paperback · $94.00 · Item #62253 Buy this title NOW!
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