Description
Is medication the right choice for treating your child’s emotional or behavioral problems? How are you able to be confident that she or he has been properly diagnosed? What do you wish to have to know to get the most benefits from medication remedy, with the least risk? From leading child psychiatrists Timothy Wilens and Paul Hammerness, this book has already empowered many tens of thousands of parents to make tough decisions and turn out to be active, informed managers of their children’s care. With clarity and compassion, it explains how medications work; their affect on kids’ emotions, personality, school performance, and health; the pros and cons of specific remedy options; and a lot more. Along with parents, teachers and other school professionals will find this book a super reference.
New in the Fourth Edition:
Extensively revised to include the up to date information about medications and their uses, the fourth edition is even more accessible, and includes pullouts, bulleted lists, and “take home points” highlighting critical facts.