Psychotropic utilization and psychiatric presentation of hospitalized very young children

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 433-442

  Pathak, Sanjeev ^a,b   Arszman, Sarah P ^a   Danielyan, Arman ^a   Johns, Erin S ^a   Smirnov, Alex ^a,b   Kowatch, Robert A ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; MELATONIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TIOTIXENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; POLYPHARMACY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 8144225136     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2004.14.433     Document Type: Review

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