Description
This brand-new fourth volume in Stahl's Case Studies series presents a selection of clinical case studies in child and adolescent psychopharmacology, taken from Dr. Strawn's clinics and consultations. These cases illustrate common questions that are routinely asked by Dr. Strawn's peers in consultations and which represent dilemmas in the day-to-day practice of pediatric psychopharmacology. Followings a consistent, user-friendly layout, each case features icons, tips and questions about diagnosis and management as it progresses over time, a pre-case self-assessment question, followed by the correct answers at the end of the case. Formatted in alignment with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's maintenance of psychiatry speciality certification, cases address multifaceted issues in a relevant and understandable way. Covering a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical scenarios, each case is followed through the complete clinical encounter, from start to resolution, acknowledging all the complications, issues, decisions, twists and turns along the way.
Table of Contents
Introduction; List of icons; Abbreviations; 1. The case: the salutatorian who couldn't speak: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)-refractory anxiety in an adolescent; 2. The case: from anxious to activated: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)-related activation; 3. The case: the girl who couldn't sleep: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a young girl; 4. The case: depressed and still depressed: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in an adolescent; 5. The case: a 13-year-old adolescent who feels 'amazing': Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)-induced mania in an adolescent; 6. The case: counting on a cure: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in an adolescent; 7. The case: struggles in the second grade: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a child; 8. The case: from prodrome to psychosis: early-onset schizophrenia; 9. The case: too much, too little, or just right? lithium dosing in an adolescent; 10. The case: tic, tic, tic: motor and vocal tics in a boy; 11. The case: how slow can you go? Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) withdrawal and discontinuation in an adolescent; 12. The case: the adolescent who doesn't eat: anorexia nervosa in an adolescent; 13. The case: high or higher antidepressant concentrations? cannabis-related drug interactions in an adolescent; 14. The case: the boy whose bed was always wet: nocturnal enuresis in a child; 15. The case: counting sheep and counting treatment trials: insomnia disorder in an adolescent; 16. The case: Second-Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs), side effects, and the autism spectrum: SGA-related side effects in a boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); 17. The case: the 'standard treatment' is earning a 'D': treatment-resistant schizophrenia; 18. The case: symptoms, side effects, or both? Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) tolerability and physical symptoms in an anxious adolescent; Index.
