Our patient populations are becoming ever more diverse. How do you approach children and teens from other cultures? Our interview with Dr. Dakota Carter looks at how we can be more effective in our care of patients and families from other cultures.
How do lithium and quetiapine compare in their ability to treat acute mania in children and teens? Are they effective? Do kids go into remission? And how do their side effect profiles compare? This clinical update can help you decide which patients might be good candidates for which medication.
You want to protect your manic child or teen patient from metabolic problems associated with most antipsychotics, so you think about using ziprasidone. How likely is it to work? Is it truly well tolerated? We give you our best take on it despite the problems inherent in industry-funded research.