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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs.
Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators...
Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators...
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When a child is struggling with an emotional or behavioral problem, parents face many difficult decisions. Is medication the right choice? What about side effects? How long will medication be needed? In this authoritative guide, leading child psychiatrists Drs. Timothy Wilens and Paul Hammerness explain the nuts and bolts of psychiatric medications--from how they work and potential risks to their impact on a child's emotions, school performance,...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Are parents and physicians too quick to prescribe medication to control our children's behavior? Are we using drugs to excuse inept parents who can't raise their children properly? Judith Warner sparked a national debate on how women and society view motherhood with her previous book Perfect Madness. We've Got Issues will generate the same kind of controversy, as she tackles a subject that's just as contentious and important. Warner cuts through the...
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In recent years, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and prescribed medications that are just beginning to be tested in children. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact. "It's really to some extent an experiment, trying medications in these children of this age," child psychiatrist Dr. Patrick Bacon tells FRONTLINE....
Publisher
World Wide Multi Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Learn how pharmaceutical companies produce more and more products each year that have some feeling as though children are becoming the corporate giants' guinea pigs. Do these companies have the government on their side? Do unruly children need wonder drugs that are 'better' with each passing year? A panel of experts look into these questions and more.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot afford to lose money or faith in their recovery. Clarifying the cutting-edge science of addiction for practitioners and general readers, The Thirteenth...
Author
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"May Cause Side Effects is the gripping story of what happened when, after fifteen years and 10,000 antidepressants, Siem was forced into harrowing antidepressant withdrawal when an opportunity to travel around the world dropped into her lap"--
Author
Publisher
MedMaster
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A brief, practical review of the indications for and use of pharmacological agents in the treatment of psychological disorders. Case examples. Chapter on over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements. Updated for DSM-5 classification of psychological disorders.
Series
NIH publication volume no. 08-3929
Publisher
National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
This guide describes the types of medications used to treat mental disorders, side effects of medications, directions for taking medications, and includes any FDA warnings. Find out what medications are psychiatric, what medications are used to treat depression, which groups have special needs when taking particular medicines, and more.
Series
DHEW publication volume no. (ADM) 76-295
National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph volume 3
National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph volume 3
Publisher
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English