This is a compendium of information sheets for parents and teachers on prescribed medications for psychiatric disorders. Information on specific medications can be downloaded, printed, and given out to help them understand the drug's purpose, possible side effects, potential interactions with food and medications, and other factors.
Mina K. Dulcan, M.D., is Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Rachel R. Ballard, M.D., is Attending Physician (Child and Adolescent) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.