Topics: Child Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology Tips

We all know that medication use for psychiatric disorders in kids has been increasing over the past 10 years, and that it plays an important role in treatment. We also know that side effects can cause alarm among parents and young patients.

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology Tips

Drug interactions are a common issue in psychopharmacology. The advent of drug interaction software has made it easier to keep track of drug interactions, but it is still important to have a sound understanding of the principles in order to apply the results of drug interaction software alerts to daily patient care.

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology Tips

Child psychiatrists prescribe stimulants all the time. Get a review of the most common side effects from Brigette Vaughan, APRN.

Topics: Research Updates

Ample evidence exists to support the notion that drugs are used to enhance social situations, with different effects depending on the specific drug consumed. Based on the extent of rewarding interactions while on a drug, one is more or less apt to repeat use.

Topics: ADHD | Research Updates

The seminal study of preschool ADHD, the Preschool ADHD Treatment study (PATS), examined the efficacy of stimulant medication (methylphenidate) when added to parent training in preschoolers age three to five years old (Greenhill L et al, JAACAP 2006;45(11):1284–1293).

Topics: Bipolar Disorder | Research Updates

Bipolar I and II disorder (BD I and II) together affect an estimated 2.5% of US adolescents (Merikangas KR et al, Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012; 68(3):241–251), and there is little argument that they result in significant morbidity.