Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Made Simple

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

This short and easy-to-understand book offers all the information you need about the use of psychoactive medications in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychological disorders. The book is organized by disorders most commonly encountered in young people, like ADD, depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, learning disorders, and psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. Each chapter includes diagnosis criteria for each problem, treatment indications and contraindications, and notes for monitoring, evaluation, and follow-up care. The book identifies popular classes of drugs by brand and generic names, and provides fact sheets that therapists can offer parents or parents can show to doctors who may need more information to make sound treatment decisions.

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

137 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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Tess Friedenthal · Rating 2 out of 5]

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)

[Melanie Hubbard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very detailed and practical!

[John Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very focused and useful book.

[Wendy Reiersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn’t like it. Awful.