The American Psychiatric Association and the
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have developed two medication guides,
ADHD Parents Medication Guide, and The Use of Medication in Treating Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Information for Patients and Families.
These guides are designed to help patients, families, and physicians make informed decisions about obtaining and administering the most appropriate
care for a child with ADHD or depression. The guides have been endorsed by many national medical, family and patient advocacy organizations, listed below.
Medication Guide for treating ADHD
NEWLY REVISED! Medication Guide for treating Depression
Disclaimer
The
information contained in these guides is not intended as, and is not,
a substitute for professional medical advice. All decisions about
clinical care should be made in consultation with a child's treating
physician.
No
pharmaceutical funding was used in the preparation and maintenance
of these guides or the Web site ParentsMedGuide.org.
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