Green's Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology

The ideal quick reference for the busy mental health clinician seeing younger patients, the Fifth Edition of Greens Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopathology has been fully revised by a new team of authors active in clinical practice and resident education. A trusted reference in the field, Greens continues to provide practical and balanced information on the full range of medications used to treat mental health disorders in children and adolescents.

This rapid reference delivers
Detailed coverage of medication usageincluding both FDA-approved and evidence-based off-label uses.
Precautions and warnings help readers avoid prescribing errors and adverse drug interactions.
Emphasis on recent and highly used medications, with older and less often used agents grouped in an Appendix.
Convenient, reader-friendly organization makes essential information easy to find and use.

NEW to the Fifth Edition
Increased focus on medication effects and cost-effectiveness
New information on cardiac function and risk factors in patients taking stimulants
Long-term suicide risks associated with SSRIs
Longer term outcomes of major depression treatment
Use of anticonvulsant medications in patients with bipolar disorder
Weight gain in patients taking antipsychotics