Psychotropic Prescription Practices in Child Psychiatric Inpatients 9 Years Old and Younger

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Lekhwani, Manoj ^a   Nair, Chand ^a   Nikhinson, Ilia ^a   Ambrosini, Paul J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1942443055     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454604773840535     Document Type: Review

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