Medications for School-Age Children: Effects on Learning and Behavior. - book reviews

Adolescence, Summer, 1998

BROWN, Ronald T., & SAWYER, Michael G. New York: Guilford Press, 1998. 228pp. $27.95 (h).

Providing information about current pharmacological approaches to learning and behavior problems in children and adolescents, this guide focuses on issues of particular relevance to clinical child psychologists, pediatric psychologists, and school psychologists. Short-term and long-term effects of specific medications are covered in-depth, as is the psychologist's role in assessing and monitoring medication response. Written from a balanced ecological perspective, the book gives special attention to such topics as treatment acceptability and satisfaction, compliance, informed consent, and ethical, cultural, and legal issues.