The pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Psychopharmacologic agents may offer potentially effective treatment of child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Much further research, however, remains to be done to determine medication specificity, dosages, duration of treatment, and the optimal relationship between pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies.
Kutcher
S P
SP
Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reiter
S
S
Gardner
D M
DM
Klein
R G
RG
D000293:Adolescent; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs