A Perilous Disconnect: Antipsychotic Drug Use in Very Young Children

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-6

  Egger, Helen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MANIA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 73849121934     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-201001000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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