Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-380) and index.
Contents
Getting started -- What's in a name? -- The brain -- The life cycle of a medicine -- Deciding to use a medicine -- The stimulants and other medicines for ADHD -- Antidepressant and antianxiety medicines -- Antipsychotic medicines -- Mood stabilizers -- Sleep disorders and medicines -- Pharmacotherapy of miscellaneous disorders and conditions -- Alternative medicines and treatments -- Nonpsychiatric medicines with psychiatric effects -- Talking with ... -- Evaluating risks and benefits: problems and pitfalls -- Are psychiatric medicines over- or underprescribed?
Summary
A popular guide for consumers about all the psychiatric drugs used with kids.
