Efficacy research data offer promising support for the use of
psychoactive medications for children with DBPs, particularly stimulant medication for children with attention and hyperactivity symptoms, which often occur concurrently with other DBPs [33].
It is notable that over 15 % of physicians recommended two or more
psychoactive medications for this patient (a Third grade student), reflecting some concerns that have been raised regarding increased rates of polypharmacy use in young children.
Psychiatrist: Psychiatrists have a specialized medical degree, which allows them to prescribe medication with a focus on
psychoactive medications for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder for example.
Not exact matches
Psychoactive medications may have harmful interactions with drugs routinely prescribed
for other purposes; an individual's mental health history may help another health care provider understand the individual's ability to abide by a complicated treatment regimen.
Participants were included if they were right - handed, native English speakers with normal or corrected - to - normal vision and reported no history of neurological or psychiatric disorders with a confirmed absence of DSM - IV Axis I diagnoses using the Structured Clinical Interview
for DSM - IV and were also free of
psychoactive medications and had a verbal IQ ≥ 97, performance IQ ≥ 98, and full - scale IQ ≥ 98 as measured by the American National Adult Reading Test.
The book also benefits from the psychopharmacological expertise of its author, John Preston, whose Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology
for Therapists is the essential resource
for therapists about
psychoactive medication.
Psychoactive medications were coded
for type and duration, and used to derive a count of months of receipt of a guideline - concordant depression
medication (ie, antidepressant) or PTSD
medication (ie, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, prazosin hydrochloride).
A variety of
psychoactive medications are also used frequently
for these patients.