Psychotropic medication use in the child and adolescent psychiatry wards of a French hospital

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 600-604

  Winterfeld, Ursula ^a,b   Le Heuzey, Marie France ^a,b   Acquaviva, Eric ^a,b   Mouren, Marie Christine ^a,b   Brion, Françoise ^a,b   Bourdon, Olivier ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Child Psychiatry; France; Off Label prescribing; Paediatrics; Prescribing practices; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 52549108209     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9221-8     Document Type: Article

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