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Psychiatric Medications and our Children: A Parent's Guide
* How do these medications work? * What are the side effects? * What are the long-term effects? * How safe are these medications? * Will medications lead to drug abuse? * Are we drugging kids to control them? * How long will my child have to be on medications? * Will my child outgrow ADHD?
Dr. Herbert Wagemaker, M.D. attempts to answer these questions and others in his new book, Psychiatric Medications and Our Children, A Parent’s Guide. Dr. Wagemaker speaks as a clinician, teacher, and researcher, with 35 years of experience in the field. His book goes into neurophysiology, neuropathology, how the brain works, and what goes wrong with it. He also discusses the causes of these illnesses and how they are treated. The book is written in a format that a lay person can understand and relate to.
Parents are ultimately responsible for the care of their children. To do this, they must be informed. Dr. Wagemaker gives them the information they need to make informed choices about the treatment of their children.
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Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications
While a doctor may take fifteen minutes to determine the need for a psychiatric drug, the patient may end up taking it for months, years, or a lifetime. We deserve to know the dangers in advance -including the difficulties we may encounter when trying to withdraw. Your Drug May Be Your Problem is the only book to provide an up-to-date, uncensored description of the dangers involved in taking every kind of psychiatric medication, and it is the first and only book to explain how to coordinate a safe withdrawal from them.
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Prozac and Other Psychiatric Drugs
"Provides the information necessary to recognize illness, obtain safe, effective medical treatment, and evaluate more than fifty of the most commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs."
- Ingram
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Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids
This essential book provides the up-to-date information that will enable readers to fully understand what their child's doctor is recommending, and what their options are. With loads of real-life examples, answers to frequently asked questions, and helpful tables and charts, Harvard University researcher and practitioner Dr. Timothy Wilens explains which medications may be prescribed for children, and why; examines effects on children's health, emotions, and school performance; and helps parents become active, informed managers of their children's care. |
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Breakthroughs in Antipsychotic Medications
From the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, this book gives consumers, their families, and clinicians information about antipsychotics that have recently become available. For people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications are the key to recovery. Yet older medications have serious side effects and rarely affect symptoms like lethargy. New antipsychotics have advantages, but they are not for everyone, if only because of their cost. This book helps consumers and their families weigh the pros and cons of switching medications and guides them through the process of switching.
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Essential Psychopharmacology of Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers
Drawn from the best-selling second edition of Essential Psychopharmacology, Steve Stahl has revised and updated the chapters covering antipsychotics and mood stabilizers in this separate volume. This new book covers the many dimensions of psychosis, particularly as associated with schizophrenia, and examines the role of dopamine in psychosis along with the various theories about the causes, pathophysiology, and treatment of schizophrenia.
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What You Need to Know About Ritalin
For all your questions about Ritalin--here are straightforward, medically sound answers.
Ritalin is the drug doctors prescribe most often for the millions of Americans who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). If you or your child has been diagnosed with ADHD--or if you suspect ADHD is present--you will want to understand ADHD and Ritalin. This comprehensive, authoritative guide explains all you need to know.
Filled with real-life stories and the latest medical findings, this invaluable reference explains how Ritalin works, what to expect if you or your child takes it, and what can increase its effectiveness at school, work, and home.
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