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Titolo: | Medicating foster care children with psychotropic drugs : an examination / / Robert L. Ray and Mackenzie A. Watkins, editors |
Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2012 |
©2012 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 615.1083 |
Soggetto topico: | Pediatric pharmacology |
Psychotropic drugs | |
Foster children - United States | |
Persona (resp. second.): | RayRobert L. |
WatkinsMackenzie A. | |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Medicating foster care children with psychotropic drugs |
ISBN: | 1-61942-910-1 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910155023603321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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