Auteur : Gerlach, Manfred / Warnke, Andreas 1945- / Greenhill, Laurence

Maison d'édition : Springer

Date de publication : 2014

Collation : xii, 544 p.

ISBN : 9783709115008

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology -- 2. Special Features of Psychopharmacological Therapy in Children and Adolescents -- 3. Pharmacotherapy in the Outpatient Practice -- 4. Antidepressants -- 5. Antipsychotics -- 6. Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics -- 7. Mood Stabilizers -- 8. Psychostimulants and Other Drugs Used in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- 9. Aggressive and Autoaggressive Behavior, Impulse Control Disorder, and Conduct Disorder -- 10. Alcohol-Related Disorders -- 11. Anxiety Disorders and Phobias -- 12. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders -- 13. Autism Spectrum Disorders -- 14. Depressive Disorders -- 15. Drug- or Substance-Related Disorders – 16. Eating Disorders -- 17. Elective (Selective) Mutism -- 18. Encopresis -- 19. Enuresis and Functional Urinary Incontinence -- 20. Manic Episode and Bipolar Affective Disorder -- 21. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders -- 22. Personality Disorders -- 23. Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability -- 24. Psychiatric Emergency Therapy in Children and Adolescents -- 25. Schizophrenia -- 26. Sleep Disorders -- 27. Tic Disorders

Résumé : This book offers a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge in the field of neuro-psychopharmacology in childhood and adolescence. In the first part, the essentials of neuro-psychopharmacology are presented in order to provide a deeper understanding of the principles and particularities in the pharmacotherapy of children and adolescents. This part includes information on neurotransmitters and signal transduction pathways, molecular brain structures as targets for psychiatric drugs, characteristics of psychopharmacological therapy in children and adolescents, ontogenetic influences on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapy in the outpatient setting. The part on classes of psychiatric medications, which covers antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics, mood stabilizers, and psychostimulants and other drugs used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, provides sufficient background material to better understand how psychoactive drugs work, and why, when, and for whom they should be used. For each drug within a class, information on its mechanisms of action, clinical pharmacology, indications, dosages, and cognate issues are reviewed. In the third part, the disorder-specific and symptom-oriented medication is described and discerningly evaluated from a practical point of view, providing physicians with precise instructions on how to proceed. Psychiatric Drugs in Children and Adolescents includes numerous tables, figures and illustrations and offers a valuable reference work for child and adolescent psychiatrists and psychotherapists, pediatricians, general practitioners, psychologists, and nursing staff, as well as teachers.

Mots-clés : Psychopharmacologie de l'adolescence

Cote : QV 77 G371p 2014