Thinking About Prescribing (Paperback)

Paperback. Our remedies are only as good as the way in which wedispense themThat's the central premise of Thinking AboutPrescribing, a new volume that encourages pharmacotherapists to viewthe prescribing of a psychiatric medication to young patients not simply aspart of a clinical visit, but rather as the beginning of an ongoing alliancewith youth and their parents or legal guardians.The book makes thecase for a partnership that doesn't lean on psychiatric jargon or anencyclopedic list of side effects, but instead on measured candor,vulnerability, andmost importantlytime.Thinking AboutPrescribing leverages the knowledge of more than two dozen expertsas it tackles topics that include: The essential features of the Common Factors approach and the Y-modelof psychotherapy, which highlights how relational aspects of pharmacotherapyare key to child & adolescent psychiatric practice, even for briefvisits How best to utilize the 30-minute Brief Pharmacotherapy Visit(BPV), so that the alliance is nurtured and time is most efficientlyutilized Techniques, adapted from evidence-based psychotherapies, toenhance medication adherence in diverse youth populations Approachesto adapt psychoeducation for culturally diverse populations, and considerwhy many youth & families may be skeptical of pharmacotherapeuticinterventions Strategies to cultivate a pharmacotherapeutic alliancewhen engaging with patients and families via telehealth, including in theschool setting Tips for pediatricians, advanced-practice clinicians,and other primary care providers who conduct pharmacotherapy Thechapters feature key takeaways that distill the most salient points and thataid in knowledge retention.Rather than raise unrealistic expectations(two chapters acknowledge the reality of practicing when time and resourcesare scarce), the goal of this book is to help pharmacotherapists mitigatethe stigma, apprehension, or resignation their patients may have and insteadbuild and maintain a trusting relationship that will be key to successfultherapeutic outcomes. In this new, thought-provoking volume, more than two dozen experts make the case for an ongoing alliance between psychopharmacotherapists, young patients, and their families. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…