Psychopharmacology and Preschoolers: A Critical Review of Current Conditions

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 753-771

  Fanton, John ^a   Gleason, Mary Margaret ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Infant mental health; Preschool; Psychopharmacology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CLONIDINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; LISDEXAMFETAMINE; LITHIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOTHERAPY; MUTISM; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 66049104210     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.02.005     Document Type: Review

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