title: Antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents.
abstract: Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed to children and adolescents. These medications, however, are not only prescribed for young patients with psychosis, but are often prescribed for youths with a variety of psychiatric disorders. Despite the fact that psychiatric illness in the pre-adult era is not rare, few controlled clinical trials have examined the short-term safety and efficacy of these agents in youths with psychosis. There are even fewer data regarding the long-term safety and efficacy of these agents in psychotic children and adolescents. As new antipsychotics become available, the study of these agents in youngsters with a variety of psychiatric illnesses may become an exciting new avenue for research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Findling
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Grcevich
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schulz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone