Psychopharmacology in the Context of Systems of Care
Document Type
Book Contribution
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Description
This chapter discusses psychopharmacological treatment for children's emotional and psychiatric disorders. It considers approaches to the selection of pharmacological agents. It then reviews the current state of psychopharmacological treatment with children and adolescents, focusing on pharmacological agents for the treatment of established psychiatric diagnoses and psychopharmacological agents selected to control or treat behaviors experienced by the child regardless of the presence of a clear diagnosis.
Citation Information
Pumariega, Andres J.; Del Mundo, Amor S.; and Vance, Booney. 2009. Psychopharmacology in the Context of Systems of Care. Community Treatment for Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195134575.003.0012 ISBN: 9780199864065,9780195134575