Use of psychotropic medication in an outpatient CAMHS over a 5-year period

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 179-182

  Sivaprasad, Leela ^a   Kolind, Annette ^b   Berg, Birgit ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent; Prescribing; Psychotropic medication; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 28244478415     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2005.00359.x     Document Type: Review

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