Primary care clinicians are called on to care for adolescents in a time with increasing pharmacologic agents that are available in the management of these patients. The emphasis in this book is on the current pharmacologic treatment of common medical disorders in adolescents. Selected topics of practical relevance in adolescent medicine are covered. The goal of this book is to provide a succinct and practical guide specifically written for practicing physicians and allied health professionals who work with adolescents.

Contributions by: Joseph L. Calles, Cynthia Feucht, Donald E. Greydanus, Elizabeth K. Hawver, Marlene B. Huff, Gabriel Kaplan, Carolyn M. Lentzsch-Parcells, Patricia MacTaggart, Trudy McKanna, Joav Merrick, Ahsan Nazeer, Hatim A. Omar, Dilip R. Patel, Helen Pratt, Ryan Rodarmer, John D. Rowlett, Jane Seyler, Saad Shebrain, Michael Simmons, Shawn Sorrel, Stephanie Stockburger, Helga V. Toriello, Jacqueline Wegge