Previously published in 1999.

Part I.What Every Parent Should Know about Psychiatric Medications for Children -- 7 -- 2. Psychopharmacological Evaluation: Finding Out What's Wrong -- 55 -- 3. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: Laying Out a Strategy to Help Your Child -- 79 -- 4. Treatment and Beyond: Collaborating in Your Child's Ongoing Care -- 113 -- Part II. Common Childhood Psychiatric Disorders -- 141 -- 5. Attentional and Disruptive Behavioral Disorders -- 143 -- 6. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- 154 -- 7. Mood Disorders -- 160 -- 8. Anxiety-Related Disorders -- 171 -- 9. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders -- 181 -- 10. Disorders of Known Medical and Neurological Origin -- 184 -- 11. Other Mental Health Disturbances Affecting Children and Adolescents -- 191 -- Part III. Psychotropic Medications -- 203 -- 12. Stimulants and Nonstimulants for ADHD -- 205 -- 13. Antidepressants -- 223 -- 14. Mood Stabilizers -- 235 -- 15. Anxiety-Breaking Medications -- 244 -- 16. Antihypertensives -- 249 -- 17. Antipsychotics -- 254 -- 18. Medications for Sleep, Bedwetting, and Other Problems -- 262 -- Representative Medication Preparations and Sizes Used for the Treatment of Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Disorders -- 265 -- Medication Log -- 271.