I Pharmacotherapeutics in General, Mental and Sexual Health

Published by De Gruyter 2012

I Pharmacotherapeutics in General, Mental and Sexual Health

Edited by: Donald E. Greydanus , Dilip R. Patel , Hatim A. Omar , Cynthia Feucht and Joav Merrick
With contributions by: Joseph L. Calles , Cynthia Feucht , Donald E. Greydanus , Elizabeth K. Hawver , Marlene B. Huff , Gabriel Kaplan , Carolyn M. Lentzsch-Parcells , Patricia MacTaggart , Trudy McKanna , Joav Merrick , Ahsan Nazeer , Hatim A. Omar , Dilip R. Patel , Helen Pratt , Ryan Rodarmer , John D. Rowlett , Jane Seyler , Saad Shebrain , Michael Simmons , Shawn Sorrel , Stephanie Stockburger , Helga V. Toriello and Jacqueline Wegge

Part of the multi-volume work Adolescent Medicine

In the series Health, Medicine and Human Development

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110255706

Overview
Contents

About this book

Primary care clinicians are called on to care for adolescents in a time with increasing pharmacologic agents that are available in the management of these patients. The emphasis in this book is on the current pharmacologic treatment of common medical disorders in adolescents. Selected topics of practical relevance in adolescent medicine are covered. The goal of this book is to provide a succinct and practical guide specifically written for practicing physicians and allied health professionals who work with adolescents.

List of general, mental and sexual health issues in teenagers and their adolescent-specific pharmacological treatment
Discussion of medications used to treat adolescents

Author / Editor information

Donald E. Greydanus, Dilip R. Patel, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, United States; Hatim A. Omar, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States; Cynthia Feucht, Ferris State University, School of Pharmacy, Kalamazoo, United States; Joav Merrick, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Health Services, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Dedication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxi
1. Introduction – Adolescent medicine: Pharmacotherapeutics in general, mental, and sexual health Donald E. Greydanus and Joav Merrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Overview on adolescence Donald E. Greydanus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3. Concepts of health care in adolescents in the twenty-first century Patricia MacTaggart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Principles of pharmacology Cynthia L. Feucht and Dilip R. Patel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
5. Basic concepts of neurotransmission Dilip R. Patel and Cynthia L. Feucht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
6. Genetics and adolescent medicine Helga V. Toriello, Ryan Rodarmer and Trudy McKanna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
7. Concepts of emergency care John D. Rowlett and Michael T. Simmons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
8. Concepts of surgical disorders in adolescents Saad Shebrain and Jacqueline Wegge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
9. Concepts of psychotherapy in adolescents Helen D. Pratt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Mental Health
10. Substance abuse disorders Donald E. Greydanus, Cynthia L. Feucht and Elizabeth K. Hawver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
11. Pharmacotherapy of adolescent attention deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder Gabriel Kaplan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
12. Disorders of disruption, violence, and cognitive abilities Joseph L. Calles and Ahsan Nazeer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
13. Mood disorders Joseph L. Calles and Ahsan Nazeer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
14. Anxiety disorders Ahsan Nazeer and Joseph L. Calles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
15. Schizophrenia Ahsan Nazeer and Joseph L. Calles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Sexual and Gynecologic Health
16. The adolescent breast Donald E. Greydanus, Stephanie Stockburger and Hatim A. Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
17. Menstrual disorders in the adolescent female Donald E. Greydanus, Shawn Sorrel and Hatim A. Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
18. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) Donald E. Greydanus, Jane Seyler and Hatim A. Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
19. Contraception in adolescents Donald E. Greydanus, Carolyn M. Lentzsch-Parcells and Hatim A. Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
20. Adolescent pregnancy Donald E. Greydanus, Marlene Huff and Hatim A. Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387
Acknowledgments
21. About the editors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
22. About the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University/ Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
23. About the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
24. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	411

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Practicing Physicians, Clinicians, Health Professionals working with Adolescents
Pages
- Front matter: 26
- Main content: 418
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 13
- Tables: 98
Keywords: Adolescent Medicine; Chronic Illnesses; Pharmacology; Pharmacotherapeutics

eBook

Published: April 2, 2012
ISBN: 9783110255706

Hardcover

Published: March 15, 2012
ISBN: 9783110255225