02684nam 2200481 450 991015502360332120170901082843.01-61942-910-1(CKB)3710000000972929(MiAaPQ)EBC4775127(EXLCZ)99371000000097292920170117h20122012 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMedicating foster care children with psychotropic drugs an examination /Robert L. Ray and Mackenzie A. Watkins, editorsNew York :Nova Publishers,2012.©20121 online resource (130 pages) illustrationsChildren's Issues, Laws and ProgramsIncludes index.1-61942-889-X Foster children : HHS guidance could help states improve oversight of psychotropic prescriptions / United States Government Accountability Office -- Medicating foster children hearing : Brown statement / Scott Brown -- Medicating foster children hearing : Samuels testimony / Bryan Samuels -- Medicating foster children hearing : Salo testimony / Matt Salo -- Medicating foster children hearing : McClellan testimony / Jon McClellan.Foster children, often being removed from neglectful or abusive homes, are one of the country's most vulnerable populations. With the often traumatic circumstances that define their early lives, it is no wonder studies show their tendency for more mental health conditions than other children. Facing these and other significant challenges surrounding foster care programs, state authorities, caseworkers, and parents, are given few options on appropriate treatments. These options often include prescribing heavy-duty psychotropic drugs such as antidepressants and, in some cases, even antipsychotics - drugs which have little research available supporting their use in children. This book examines the practice of medicating America's foster children with a focus on the financial and societal costs.Children's issues, laws and programs series.Pediatric pharmacologyPsychotropic drugsFoster childrenUnited StatesPediatric pharmacology.Psychotropic drugs.Foster children615.1083Ray Robert L.Watkins Mackenzie A.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155023603321Medicating foster care children with psychotropic drugs2884891UNINA