title: [Psychotropic drugs for children - a brief historical review].
abstract: Already in the ancient world psychiatric disorders of children have been reported. However, only in the last decades the effectiveness of specific psychotropic drugs for the affected children have been investigated systematically. Especially in Germany there has been a controversial discussion about the application of neuroleptics in child and adolescent psychiatry. Important aspects of psychopharmacological therapy in childhood and adolescents are illustrated and discussed.
authors.forename: Gerhardt
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nissen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs