Kids on Meds Up to Date Information about the Most Commoly Prescribed Psychia

Name: Kids on Meds Up to Date Information about the Most Commoly Prescribed Psychia
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ISBN: 9780393706376

ISBN-10: 0393706370

ISBN-13: 9780393706376

Edition: 2011

Authors: Kevin T. Kalikow

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Arguments abound about whether psychiatric medicines are over- or underprescribed, even as their use in childhood and adolescence has become commonplace. Knowing how various medicines work, their side effects and doses, will help parents understand their child's experience. And if you are considering medication for your child, the crucial question is, could it help? This book is an overview of the four groups of medicines most commonly used in child and adolescent psychiatry'”for ADHD, depression and anxiety, psychosis, and mood disorders. It discusses not only the drugs but also how they work in the body, as well as the culture of today's medical practice. Kevin T. Kalikow offers measured…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/12/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 438
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.41" long x 1.27" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Kevin T. Kalikow, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at New York Medical College. He lives in Mount Kisco, New York.