The Child Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 70 of the most common medications you use and are asked
about in your practice. Versions of this book can be purchased with a 10-credit CME online post-test.
Featuring:
- NEW: 14 treatment algorithms to guide patient care
- The latest on new medications such as Adhansia, Qelbree, Rexulti, and Rozerem
- 76 medication fact sheets
- Expanded complementary treatment chapter including lavender essential oil and saffron
- 13 quick-scan medication reference tables
- 11 appendices including informed consent, rating scales, and mental health apps, with eight corresponding tables
Get the information you need at a glance:
- Off-label uses
- Dosage and generic availability
- Mechanism of action
- Cost information
- Bottom-line impression
Table of Content
Introduction
General Tips on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
ADHD Medications
Antidepressants
Antipsychotics
Anxiolytics and Hypnotics
Complementary Treatments
Mood Stabilizers
Substance Use Medications
Appendices
List of Treatment Algorithms
ADHD in Children and Adolescents
Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
Autism Support in Children and Adolescents
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Insomnia in Children and Adolescents
OCD in Children and Adolescents
PTSD in Children and Adolescents
Severe Acute Agitation in Children and Adolescents
Catatonia in Children and Adolescents
Bipolar I in Children and Adolescents
Alcohol Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Nicotine Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Opioid Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents
About the author
Talia Puzantian, Pharm D, BCPP, is a professor of clinical sciences at Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Claremont, CA. She is the deputy editor of The Carlat Report newsletters and co-author of the Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice.
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