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

by Kevin Kalikow and Kevin T. Kalikow MD

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393706370
• ISBN13: 9780393706376
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"