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Combined
Pharmacotherapy: Pitfalls of Treatment - J. Am. Acad. Child
Adolescent Psychiatry article gives a clinical perspective of the potential
caveats associated with combined psychotropics
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Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry - AHA Statement - American
Heart Association calls for cardiovascular monitoring of children and adolescents
taking psychotropic drugs. From FindArticles.com
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Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry - Cytochromes - explains
the importance of cytochromes in drug interactions and offers some basic
concepts. Read it at FindArticles.com
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Child
& Adolesc. Psych. - Dose Effect - shows a study
that compares the outcomes of children who received negligible amounts
of treatment to children receiving more treatment.
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Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry - Psychostimulants - compares
Adderall and Ritalin (methylphenidate) as treatments of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder. Read it at FindArticles.com
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Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry - Psychotropic Drug Use - describes
the use of psychotropic drugs in patients with high functioning pervasive
developmental disorder. From FindArticles.com.
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Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry - Treatment Approaches
- report on consultation-liaison in child psychiatry includes a review
of treatment approaches during the 1990s. From FindArticles.com
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Chronology
of Psychoactive Substance Use
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Clinician
Reviews - Antidepressants and the Heart - tricyclic antidepressant
medications may increase the risk of heart disease, according to a 1999
study
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Cutaneous
Drug Reactions - database
of drug reactions with skin manifestations. Includes reaction incidence
and journal references. From Dartmouth Medical School
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Directory
of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
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Doctor's
Guide to New Drugs - articles on
approved new drugs or new indications for previously available drugs, with
latest medical news and Internet sites
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Dr.
Bob's Psychopharmacology Tips - compendium of practical psychopharmacological
suggestions, intended primarily for mental health professionals, but open
to all.
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Early
Development of Child Psychopharmacogenetics - J. Am. Acad. Child
Adolescent Psychiatry article examines molecular genetic variation and
pharmacological intervention response
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Fowler's Psychopharmacology
Lab - learn about the motor side effects of antipsychotic drugs.
Find info on publications, ongoing projects and laboratory members
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J. of
Psychopharmacology - table of contents and searchable abstracts
from journal studying the effects of drugs on animal and human behavior
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Lancet
- Lung as Reservoir for Antidepressants - some tricyclic
antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors accumulate
in the lungs and may contribute to drug interactions.
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OCD Resource Center
- information on the therapeutic properties of Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate),
with material suitable for patients and families
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Pharmacy
Reference - Counseling/Therapy Medications - link to information
discussing drug interactions, therapy and availability. Contact drug manufacturers
and managed-care providers
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Prescription
Library - Counseling/Therapy Medications - access a large
database of medication information, with descriptions of their uses and
side effects. Find links to psychiatric-drug details
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Prozac
Survivor - Counseling and Therapy Medications - find an exploration
of patients who've suffered adverse reactions to the medication. Link to
related articles and support groups
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Psychiatric
Drugs - Counseling/Therapy Medications - read several articles
discussing the dangers of taking psychiatric drugs like Prozac or Zoloft
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Psychiatric
Medication - Counseling and Therapy - access a discussion
of how and why drugs are used to treat psychiatric illnesses. Offers an
index of the most commonly prescribed medications
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Psychoactive
Drugs - Counseling/Therapy Medications - encyclopedia article
explains how these drugs work to influence the brain, and how they are
used both medically and recreationally
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Psychoactive
Drugs - Counseling/Therapy Medications - peruse an
excerpt from "The HIV Drug Book" concerning the side effects and uses of
psychoactive, or psychiatric, drugs
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Psychology
Today - Betraying Their Patients? - series of articles examine
the charge that drug companies pressure psychiatrists to over-medicate
their patients. Read views from several sides
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Texas
Children's Medication Algorithm Project - J. Am. Acad.
Child Adolescent Psychiatry report of the Texas consensus conference panel
on medication treatment of childhood major depression
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Racial
Disparity in Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
- J. Am. Acad. Child Adolescent Psychiatry article on patterns of medication
prescription for youths with Medicaid insurance in Md
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Rx-List Internet Drug
Index - directory lists over 4,000 drugs and presents common side effects
for each
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Substance Abuse &
Mental Health Services Administration
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USA
Today - Psychologists Have Prescription Privileges?
- piece from the FindArticles archive dated March 1998 examines the division
in the psychological profession over prescribing psychotropic drugs
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