Hope for the Violently Aggressive Child

New Diagnoses and Treatments That Work
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-935274-87-2
Verlag: Future Horizons

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

Reihe: Future Horizons

Dr. Ralph Ankenman presents new diagnoses and treatment options for children who have severe disruptive meltdowns at home or school. Referred to as Immature Adrenaline Systems Over reactivity (IASO), this approach is based on the relationship between aggression and the body's adrenaline systems. Therefore IASO does not require psychotropic drugs. Instead, IASO reduces or eliminates psychotropic drugs from a child's regimen. IASO stops episodes of violence and aggression in patients with autism, with bipolar disorder, with developmental disabilities and also many with no mental health diagnosis at all. Standard psychotropic drugs often do not fully resolve these behaviors and lead to unnecessary side effects. A companion website of the same name as this book enables caregivers and parents to discuss and share tips about this new approach, called Immature Adrenaline Systems Over reactivity (IASO).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ankenman, Ralph

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Violently Aggressive Child
- Survey Of Aggressive Behavior Symptoms
- PART I: THE EPIDEMIC OVERDIAGNOSIS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN
- Chapter 1: The Increasing Diagnosis of Childhood Bipolar Disorder In America
- Chapter 2: Bipolar Disorder: What It Is, And What It Isn’t
- PART II: INSTINCTS AND VIOLENT AGGRESSION
- Chapter 3: Behavior Problems in Children Caused By Adrenaline System Over reactivity
- Chapter 4: Instincts and Adrenaline Crisis
- Chapter 5: Two Systems Of Adrenaline Reactivity
- Chapter 6: Two Adrenaline Crisis States
- PART III: CASE STUDIES AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
- Chapter 7: Adrenaline and Behavioral Science: Case Studies and Medical Literature
- Chapter 8: When a Child Has Rage Reactions As Well As Another Diagnosis
- Chapter 9: Bipolar Disorder Revisited
- PART IV: TALKING TO CLINICIANS
- Chapter 10: Collecting Information
- Chapter 11: Other Treatment Considerations
- Medication Addendum
- Postscript by Dr. Edward Cutler
- Works Cited
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ralph Ankenman has treated hundreds of patients with violent and aggressive behavior problems. Over time, he discovered that adrenaline acting medicines provided many patients with safer and more effective treatment than the commonly prescribed psychiatric medicines. Dr. Ankenman spent over twenty years as Director of the Special Psychiatric Unit at Madison County Hospital in London, Ohio, and he has consulted extensively for mental health clinics, state developmental centers, and community group homes. After closing his practice in 2008, he has dedicated his time to writing and speaking about the therapeutic potential of adrenaline acting medications.