MFT-6112 v4

Preston, J. D., O'Neal, J. H., Talaga, M. C., & Moore, B. A. (2021). Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists. New Harbinger Publications.
Read Chapter 25
Introduces students to how psychopharmacology can be used with children and adolescents.

Wegmann, J. (2021). Psychopharmacology: Straight talk on mental health medications (4th ed.). PESI.
Read Chapters 17 & 18
Discusses specific populations and how to treat ADHD through psychopharmacology.

Yearwood, E. L., Pearson, G. S., & Newland, J. A. (Eds.). (2021). Child and adolescent behavioral health: A resource for advanced practice psychiatric and primary care practitioners in nursing. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Read Chapter 9
Identifies issues is prescribing psychiatric medication to younger populations.

Eggart, V., Cordier, S., Hasan, A., & Wagner, E. (2022). Psychotropic drugs for the treatment of non-suicidal self-injury in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience, 272(8), 1559–1568.
Describes how to provide psychotropic drugs to children and adolescents.

Shah, H., Gupta, N., Rao, P., & Morandini, H. (2023). Newer modalities in psychopharmacology in children and adolescents: A selective narrative review of the literature. Journal of Indian Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 19(1), 88–94.
Mentions newer treatment approaches in psychopharmacology for children and adolescents.

Xiang, Y., Cuijpers, P., Teng, T., Li, X., Fan, L., Liu, X., Jiang, Y., Du, K., Lin, J., Zhou, X., & Xie, P. (2022). Comparative short-term efficacy and acceptability of a combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for depressive disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 1–13.
How to integrate psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.

Hutchison, L., Clark, M., Gnerre, C., Rollhaus, E., Eisenberg, R., & Mowrey, W. (2020). Child and adolescent psychiatry trainees’ attitudes toward prescribing and managing psychotropic medications. Academic Psychiatry, 44(3), 277–282.
Identifies how future clinicians perceive prescribing medications to younger clients.

Knopf, A. (2022). Study: Treating pediatric psychiatric disorders reduces later SUDs. Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 34(22), 5–6.
How early treatment can reduce later mental health comorbidities.

Rapee, R. M., Creswell, C., Kendall, P. C., Pine, D. S., & Waters, A. M. (2023). Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A summary and overview of the literature. Behavior Research and Therapy, 168, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104376.
Provides an overview on anxiety disorders within children and adolescents.