This reference lists psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents with mental illness. Organized by drug class, it provides bulleted information on classification, definitions, product availability, indications, and other general comments; pharmacology, pharmacological and psychiatric effects, dosing, pharmacokinetics, onset and duration of action, and switching and augmentation strategies; adverse effects, contraindications, discontinuation syndrome, precautions, toxicity, and food and drug interactions; and patient-related issues like lab tests and monitoring, use in pregnancy, nursing implications and treatment, and patient instructions. This edition has been revised and expanded to include updated information on psychiatric disorders, including changes in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and has a full-color format. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)