Introduction
Part 1: Before Prescribing
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework for Prescribing Psychotropic Medications
Chapter 3. Making a Diagnosis
Chapter 4. Laying the Groundwork
Part 2: Group 1 Medications for Specific Diagnoses: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression
Chapter 5. Group 1 Medications for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 6. Group 1 Medications for Anxiety and Depression
Part 3: Group 2 and Group 3 Medications
Chapter 7. Group 2 Medications: FDA-Approved Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers
Chapter 8. Group 3 Medications: Others Commonly Prescribed
Part 4: After Prescribing: Midcourse Corrections
Chapter 9. Fine Tuning Treatment
Chapter 10. Managing Treatment Impasses
Appendix A. Assessment and Symptom Monitoring Tools
Appendix B. Resources for Clinicians
Appendix C. Training Resources for Clinicians
Appendix D. Quality Ratings for Psychotherapies and Efficacy Data for Medications
Appendix E. Resources for Caregivers
Appendix F. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Complete Criteria of Select Diagnoses.