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"Edited by two leading child psychiatrists from the US and Europe, and an eminent general psychopharmacologist, the ""Handbook of Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology ""is designed to keep busy clinicians up to date with the most recent developments in treating childhood psychiatric disorders. The opening chapters of this book provide a thorough grounding on the neurobiology of childhood psychiatric disorders and an overview of the pharmacology of current psychotropic compounds used in treating pediatric patients. Following chapters then focus on optimal drug treatment for individual conditions, including mood/anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, personality disorder, eating disorders, and psychosis/schizophrenia."

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Author:   Ben Vitiello (National Institutes of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA) ,  Gabriele Masi (Institute of Child Neurology & Psychiatry, Pisa, Italy) ,  Donatella Marazziti
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781841844862

ISBN 10:   1841844861
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   23 March 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This handbook provides an overview of the current psychotropics used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. It also briefly reviews the latest research studies in this area. Regina Lopez (Doody's Reviews, 2006)

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