Introduction. Part 1: What Every Parent Should Know about Psychiatric Medications for Children. The Preliminaries: Building a Foundation of Knowledge. The Psychopharmacological Evaluation: Finding Out What's Wrong. The Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: Laying Out a Strategy to Help Your Child. Treatment and Beyond: Collaborating in Your Child's Ongoing Care. Part 2: Common Childhood Psychiatric Disorders. Attentional and Disruptive Behavioral Disorders. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. The Mood Disorders. Anxiety-Related Disorders. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. Disorders of Known Medical and Neurological Origin. Other Mental Health Disturbances Affecting Children and Adolescents. Part 3: The Psychotropic Medications. The Stimulants and Nonstimulants for ADHD. The Antidepressants. The Mood Stabilizers. The Anxiety-Breaking Medications. The Antihypertensives. The Antipsychotics. Medications for Sleep, Bedwetting, and Other Problems. Appendix: Representative Medication Preparations and Sizes Used for the Treatment of Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Example of a Completed Medication Log. Medication Log. Resources.
Timothy E. Wilens, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, specializes in pediatric and adult psychopharmacology in his clinical work at Massachusetts General Hospital. Board certified in child, adolescent, adult, and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Wilens has researched and published widely on psychiatric medications and their uses.
"A godsend for parents looking for answers. Wilens takes the
mystery out of medication." - Time
"An informative guidebook... The author's straight talk about
medications will help parents become 'informed collaborators' in
their child's psychiatric care." - Publishers Weekly
"Even the best doctor cannot spend enough time explaining to each
parent all of the information this book presents." - Parent
Council
"Filled with helpful tables and charts, definitions, commonly asked
questions, and sources for further information and support." -
Library Journal
"I have used Dr. Wilens's book in teaching graduate social work
students about mental health issues with children and adolescents.
I have found Dr. Wilens's approach to be direct, understandable,
and applicable for my students as they learn about pharmacological
interventions with children and adolescents. My students, too,
report that the book is one they have shared with families,
internship supervisors, and colleagues; one they will keep in their
resource libraries long after they complete their graduate
education." - Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of
Illinois, USA"Dr. Wilens has done it again! This authoritative
resource is particularly timely - the topic of medications for kids
is increasingly in the news, but it can be hard for parents to find
the unbiased, clear, and thoughtful information they need when
making decisions about their own child's care. I highly recommend
this practical book." - Joseph Biederman, Chief, Clinical and
Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts
General Hospital, USA
"A godsend for parents looking for answers. Wilens takes the
mystery out of medication." - Time
"An informative guidebook... The author's straight talk about
medications will help parents become 'informed collaborators' in
their child's psychiatric care." - Publishers Weekly
"Even the best doctor cannot spend enough time explaining to each
parent all of the information this book presents." - Parent
Council
"Filled with helpful tables and charts, definitions, commonly asked
questions, and sources for further information and support." -
Library Journal
"I have used Dr. Wilens's book in teaching graduate social work
students about mental health issues with children and adolescents.
I have found Dr. Wilens's approach to be direct, understandable,
and applicable for my students as they learn about pharmacological
interventions with children and adolescents. My students, too,
report that the book is one they have shared with families,
internship supervisors, and colleagues; one they will keep in their
resource libraries long after they complete their graduate
education." - Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of
Illinois, USA"Dr. Wilens has done it again! This authoritative
resource is particularly timely - the topic of medications for kids
is increasingly in the news, but it can be hard for parents to find
the unbiased, clear, and thoughtful information they need when
making decisions about their own child's care. I highly recommend
this practical book." - Joseph Biederman, Chief, Clinical and
Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts
General Hospital, USA
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