Manisses begins child psychopharmacology newsletter.The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology psychopharmacology (sī'kōfär'məkŏl`əjē), in its broadest sense, the study of all pharmacological agents that affect mental and emotional functions. Update is the latest title from Manisses Communications Group Inc., publisher of Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow magazine, books, an online news service, and ten newsletters--most of which are published with Brown University. The new monthly provides the latest information on the psychotropic drugs being used to treat behavioral and mental health disorders in children and adolescents, drug side effects and interactions, case studies, typical doses and resource references. Editor is Henrietta Leonard MD, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Univ. School of Medicine, a well-known researcher in the treatment of child-onset Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Disorder characterized by persistent, intrusive, and senseless thoughts (obsessions) or compulsions to perform repetitive behaviors that interfere with normal functioning. Mentioned in: Tourette Syndrome (OCD OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder. OCD abbr. obsessive-compulsive disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) ), and the author of nearly 100 papers and chapters on anxiety disorders, OCD, Tourette's disorder, pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. psychopharmacology and ethical issues in research. |
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