Kids on Meds: Up-To-Date Information about the Most Commonly Prescribed Psychiatric Medications

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 advice on how to evaluate and treat young people with medicine and how to decide if medicine isn't the right course of action. It is essential reading for anyone who needs to wade through the complicated and often contradictory medical information about kids and drugs. "

Author: Kevin Kalikow
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 438
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780393706376