AM:STARs Current Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents

AM:STARs: Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews is the official publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health. Published 3 times per year, the journal offers adolescent medicine specialists and other primary care physicians who treat adolescent patients with state of the art information on all matters relating to adolescent health and wellness.This issue focuses on the increasingly important yet controversial topic of psychopharmacologic treatment for adolescent emotional and behavioral disorders. It begins with a practical ';when and how to medicate' guideline for primary care physicians and then follows with concise, comprehensive reviews of medications used to treat the major disorders seen in a child and family practice including substance abuse and complimentary and alternative treatments.Contents include: Principles of Psychopharmacology for the Adolescent Patient Pediatric Psychopharmacology in Primary Care: A Conceptual Framework Pharmacotherapy of Inattention and ADHD in Adolescents Impulsivity, Irritability, and Depression: Antidepressants Treatment of Psychosis in Children and Adolescents: A Review Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence Considering Biomedical/CAM Treatments Why Adolescents Use Substances of Abuse