ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews psychopharmacology, medication-induced movement disorders, and other adverse effects of medication. It contains multiple-choice questions modeled after the child and adolescent psychiatry board exam along with answers and explanations. Topics covered include treatment, psychopharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, stimulants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), atypical antidepressants, lithium, mood stabilizers, drug–drug interactions, antipsychotics, extrapyramidal symptoms, side effects, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
