Obsessive Compulsive Disorder LEARNING OBJECTIVES The reader will be able to: Understand the differences and relationship between pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Develop strategies…
Major Depression LEARNING OBJECTIVES The reader will be able to: Understand the differences and relationship between pharmacotherapy, device-based therapies, and psychotherapy for the treatment of major depression. Develop strategies for…
Other Drugs Rick Bowers ANTIHISTAMINES Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) are the antihistamines most frequently used in treating children and adolescents with emotional disorders. Chronologically, they were also among…
Antianxiety Drugs Julia Jackson BENZODIAZEPINES Benzodiazepines, introduced into clinical practice in the early 1960s, were the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1978…
Mood Stabilizers: Lithium Carbonate and Antiepileptics Julia Jackson LITHIUM CARBONATE (LITHOTABS, ESKALITH, LITHANE, LITHOBID) AND LITHIUM CITRATE (CIBALITH-S) Currently, lithium carbonate is approved by the FDA for the treatment of…
Antidepressant Drugs Christina Weston Note: In October 2004, the FDA directed manufacturers of antidepressant medications to add the following Black Box Warning to their labeling. “Warning: Suicidality in Children and…
Second-Generation/Atypical and Other Antipsychotic Drugs Rick Bowers “ATYPICAL” ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS The FDA has directed manufacturers of all atypical antipsychotic drugs to add a black box warning that elderly patients with…
First-Generation/Typical Antipsychotic Drugs William Klykylo INTRODUCTION Although antipsychotic drugs, also commonly known as neuroleptics or major tranquilizers, are used in adults primarily to treat psychoses, in children they have also…
Sympathomimetic Amines, Central Nervous System Stimulants, and Executive Function Agents Rick Bowers Ryan Mast Note: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has directed that a Black Box Warning be…
