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Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of personality disorders, as well as alternative therapies.

An alphabetical guide to children's prescription and nonprescription medications which includes generic and brand names, purpose, form of medication, how to administer, special instructions, how it works, how soon it takes effect, possible side effects, and other important facts to know, such as alternatives to taking the medicine, comparisons to similar or companion medications, and when to call the doctor. Also includes an index to generic and brand...

"A story of two sisters, bound together by family, food, and a passion for Jane Austen"-- Lizzy and Jane were named after Jane Austen's characters, but couldn't be further away in personality. When her mother died, Elizabeth fled home and the overwhelming sense of pain and loss. But fifteen years later, with no other escapes available, Elizabeth finds herself in the unlikeliest of places: by her sister's side in Seattle as Jane undergoes chemotherapy....

"Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this quick-reference handbook provides complete information - including new chapters on psychotropics for treating anxiety disorders, substance use and alcohol disorders, sleep disorders, dementia, and attention deficit disorders. Coverage of each drug class includes mechanisms of action, indications, therapeutic uses, side effects, interactions, and caveats regarding special populations such as pregnant...

"Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic spike in the number of young people taking psychiatric medication--but, despite a heated debate on the issue, we haven't heard directly from the "medicated kids" themselves. In Dosed, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, who was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, weaves together stories from members of this "medication generation, exploring their experiences at home, in school, and with the psychiatric profession....

"A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder. It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating, and began to hallucinate--demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering messages from the Neverland Underground. Lowe wrote manifestos...