Based on the most recent and reliable scientific research, this text will give any educator involved with child psychiatric disorders the confidence and knowledge they need to go about their work

The educator's go-to reference for important psychiatric health topics! This concise, well-researched volume provides school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and teachers with a balanced perspective on the most relevant psychiatric issues in schools today. The book covers: Neuropsychiatric conditions that commonly affect children and questions frequently directed to educators Psychopharmacology, including the use of atypical antipsychotics and autism, the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, the medical management of ADHD, and side effects of common health medications Dietary control and supplement use, the identification and treatment of eating disorders, and use of steroids in adolescence