A retrospective study of antipsychotic drug switching in a pediatric population

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Linton, David ^a,b   Procyshyn, Ric M ^a,b   Elbe, Dean ^a   Lee, Lik Hang N ^a,b   Barr, Alasdair M ^a,b  

^a British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Antipsychotic; Children; Drug; Polypharmacy; Switching

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885016531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-248     Document Type: Article

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