Medications for School-Age
Children
Effects on Learning and Behavior
Ronald T. Brown, and Michael G. Sawyer
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Recent years have seen a significant
increase in the use of psychotropic medications for children and adolescents diagnosed
with learning and behavior problems. Providing essential information about current
pharmacological approaches and their effects upon children in school, at home, and among
peers, this practical and accessible guide focuses on issues of particular relevance to
clinical and school psychologists. Short-term and long-term effects of specific
medications are covered in depth, as is the psychologist's role in assessing and
monitoring medication response. Written from a balanced ecological perspective, the book
gives special attention to such topics as treatment acceptability and satisfaction;
compliance; ethical, cultural, and legal issues; and informed consent.
1. Overview
2. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
3. Short-Term Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Psychotropic Medications
4. Long-Term Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Psychotropic Medications
5. Psychopharmacological Approaches to Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Disorders
6. Assessment and Monitoring of Children Receiving Psychotropic Medications
7. Acceptability and Satisfaction Issues
8. Issues Related to Training and Research
228 Pages
Publication Date: March 1998
ORDER CODE: GP0316B
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