title: The use of psychotropic medication in preschoolers: some recent developments.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide an overview of the use of psychotropic drugs in preschoolers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although controversy persists, the evidence suggests that preschool children are being given an increasing number of psychotropic drugs, especially by general practitioners and pediatricians.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an urgent need to formally evaluate the efficacy of psychotropic medication for young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minde
mesh_terms: D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019366:Western World
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs